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If you take being a father seriously, you'll know that you're not big enough for the job, not by yourself...Being a father will put you on your knees if nothing else ever did.

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Elisabeth Elliot
Age: 88 †
Born: 1926
Born: December 21
Died: 2015
Died: June 15
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There are those who insist that it is a very bad thing to question God. To them, “why?” is a rude question. That depends, I believe, on whether it is an honest search, in faith, for His meaning, or whether it is the challenge of unbelief and rebellion.
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In order to learn what it means to be a woman we must start with the One who made her.
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Loneliness itself is material for sacrifice. The very longings themselves can be offered to Him who understands perfectly. The transformation into something He can use for the good of others takes place only when the offering is put into his hands.
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The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted.
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One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
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Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten.
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Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God's story never ends with 'ashes.
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be (among other things) both sensual and maternal.
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Self-pity is... a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.
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Does God ask us to do what is beneath us? This question will never trouble us again if we consider the Lord of heaven taking a towel and washing feet.
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The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.
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Everything if given to God can become your gateway to joy.
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The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross.
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Among the most joyful people I have known have been some who seem to have had no human reason for joy. The sweet fragrance of Christ has shown through their lives.
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A grandmother's special calling is to pray and to be a fellow worker in the battle in which her children or her grandchildren are engaged.
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Worry is the antithesis of trust. You simply cannot do both. They are mutually exclusive.
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Supreme authority in both church and home has been divinely vested in the male as the representative of Christ, who is Head of the church. It is in willing submission rather than grudging capitulation that the woman in the church (whether married or single) and the wife in the home find their fulfillment.
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He is always doing something--the very best thing, the thing we ourselves would certainly choose if we knew the end from the beginning. He is at work to bring us to our full glory.
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Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men
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The God who created, names, and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the hairs of my head..He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life.
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