The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.

The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.

Elisabeth Elliot

Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

You will never understand why God does what He does, but if you believe Him, that is all that is necessary. Let us learn to trust Him for who He is.

You will never understand why God does what He does, but if you believe Him, that is all that is necessary. Let us learn to trust Him for who He is.

I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.

We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.

I'm convinced that there is nothing that can happen to me in this life that is not precisely designed by a sovereign Lord to give me the opportunity to learn to know Him.

I'm convinced that there is nothing that can happen to me in this life that is not precisely designed by a sovereign Lord to give me the opportunity to learn to know Him.

When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.

When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.

A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.

A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.

It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.

It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.

It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.

It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.

No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.

No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.

A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.

A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.

Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.

Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.

Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten.

Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten.

Self-pity is... a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.

Self-pity is... a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.

Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you

Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you

You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.

You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.

The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.

The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.

God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don't have now, we don't need now.

God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don't have now, we don't need now.