“Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
“God never witholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. God's refusals are always merciful -- "severe mercies" at times but mercies all the same. God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.”
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“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
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“Whoever is ashamed of marriage is also ashamed of being thought a man, or else he thinks that he can make himself better than God made him.”
― Let Me Be a Woman
― Let Me Be a Woman
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the will of God (per se) adequate to fullness of power in Christ. Maturity is the accomplishment of years, and I can only surrender to the will of God as I know what that will is.”
― Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
― Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
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