Jim’s Reviews > Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot > Status Update

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

So, Father, with happy committal I give you my life again this morning-not for anything special, simply to let you know that I regard it as yours. Do with it as it pleases you, only give me great grace to do for the glory of Christ Jesus whatever comes to me, 'in sickness and in health.'”

Still, as I read Job 12:10 again, 'In His hand is the life of every living thing,' I recognized that all I am and have is the Almighty's. He could in one instant change the whole course of my life-with accident, tragedy, or any event unforeseen. Job is a lesson in acceptance, not of blind resignation, but of believing acceptance, that what God does is well done.

Jim Elliott—Don’t put yourself in a position to see how good your resistance is.

The character of the worker decides the quality of the work.

What a Christian is Called
Believer
Disciple
Brother
Saint
Christian

And the relations they entail.

What a Christian is Called