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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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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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A whole lot of what we call 'struggling' is simply delayed obedience.
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