Suzanne Eller > Quotes

“More importantly, I didn’t know then that one day I would genuinely be free. That freedom came out of a thousand small steps of obedience, most of which I took during the waiting or limbo time. The more I learned to lean into Him on a daily basis and simply live out my faith in the everyday elements, the more I was prepared for the bigger steps when they arrived. Not only that, I was given the gift of living my life fully in the present, rather than being fixated and frustrated over some distant time or hope. In the crossroads called limbo, you do arrive at mile markers. You become more mature. More healed. Less surprised by or resistant to or unprepared for the good things God is giving you in the ordinary. Your challenge is to begin to embrace the waiting times as part of the overall journey. Limbo is a key part of the healing process! As you are faithful daily, He is working in you powerfully, and it all counts. Every single moment!”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“You leave the opinion of those who say, “She’s not who I would have picked,” to decide that if Jesus chooses you, that’s sufficient.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“We may never understand how far-reaching faith can be.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Prayer changes things, but it ultimately changes the one who prays.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“When I refuse to go deeper, my faith lingers in the shallow.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Focus on giants—you stumble. Focus on God—your giants tumble. MAX LUCADO, CAST OF CHARACTERS”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Open your heart to the miracle of walking with Jesus.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Where we go is not nearly as important as who we go with.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Going isn’t where we go, but what happens as we do.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“It’s less about the task and more about the question “God, is there something you want me to do?”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Whisper ‘yes’ where ‘no’ wants to take root.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“MENDED HEART CHALLENGE • Consider how much thought and energy you devote on a daily basis to thinking about people who have caused you pain. • Prayerfully ask God to help you shift that focus. • Praise God that He willingly took sin (even the effects of others’ sins) from you.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Our heart mends as our inner self—the central or innermost part of our identity—is wrapped around the Light inside of us, rather than around the people who have harmed us. This one small step changes the way we see things.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“God and His plan for you do not change in the crossroads.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Margaret Thatcher once said, “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny!”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Forgiveness is not forgetting; it is simply denying your pain the right to control your life. Corallie Buchanan, Watch Out! Godly Women on the Loose”
― Suzanne Eller, The Unburdened Heart: Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness

“Giving him our plans is giving him ourselves.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“I don't know what your "boat" is, but he plunks right in the center of it.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Faith isn't a position of favor
It is a posture of servanthood”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“Renewal in your thinking leads you to a place of maturity where you consider how your thoughts influence you.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Forgiveness is not forgetting; it is simply denying your pain the right to control your life.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Unburdened Heart: Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness

“You are beautiful, not because of what you have to give, but because of who you are.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“stop expending great amounts of energy and your heart on things you cannot change, so that you can put that same energy into those things that you can.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Happiness comes not by passive waiting, but by active participation.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“That is a vulnerable act as you give God access to every area of your heart. You hold up the past; you trust Him with today; and you have hope for tomorrow.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Unburdened Heart: Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness

“PRAYER Dear Jesus, I open every door to the place where people have hurt me. Shine Your Light and let Your work begin. Today I will shift my focus to You rather than dwelling on people or the past. Thank You for filling my gaps to overflowing with You.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“{God} saw things inside of me that I couldn't envision.”
― Suzanne Eller, Come With Me: Discovering the Beauty of Following Where He Leads

“When you are in pursuit of a mended heart, the Holy Spirit will gently peel away one layer of brokenness at a time. It’s a merciful and exquisite process that gradually reveals the healed and whole person you are meant to be.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“You are not alone. You don’t have to earn God’s love. You don’t have to run anymore.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places

“Focus on giants—you stumble. Focus on God—your giants tumble.”
― Suzanne Eller, The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places