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The will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of God…or you capitulate to the principle which governs the rest of the world.

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Elisabeth Elliot
Age: 88 †
Born: 1926
Born: December 21
Died: 2015
Died: June 15
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New Year's Day is a good time to fix one's eyes on the only One who knows what the year is to hold.
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The world cries for men who are strong strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.
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Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten.
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We are not asked to SEE, said Amy. Why need we when we KNOW? We know--not the answer to the inevitable Why, but the incontestable fact that it is for the best. It is an irreparable loss, but is it faith at all if it is 'hard to trust' when things are entirely bewildering?
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A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.
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When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.
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