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But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.
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Elizabeth George
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 26
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Susan Elizabeth George
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When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands.
Elizabeth George
Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.
Elizabeth George
If your home is a ministry, shouldn't that ministry become a passion? Shouldn't your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn't your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love!
Elizabeth George
She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.
Elizabeth George
It's easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.
Elizabeth George
Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.
Elizabeth George
Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.
Elizabeth George
I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view
Elizabeth George
By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest to him, he shares the choicest portions of the food he's gathered. These happy and content sheep are never in danger. Why? Because they are near the shepherd!
Elizabeth George
A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.
Elizabeth George
The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.
Elizabeth George
Everything in our lives, she said quietly, leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present has a reference point, both in the past and in the future. I want you to know that you--as you are right now and as you ever will be--are fully enough for this moment . . .
Elizabeth George
The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.
Elizabeth George
Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.
Elizabeth George
I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.
Elizabeth George
God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.
Elizabeth George
Little choices determine habit Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.
Elizabeth George
Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.
Elizabeth George
When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.
Elizabeth George
The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.
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