Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot was a prolific Christian author and speaker known for her inspirational works on faith, missionary work, and personal resilience. She gained prominence following the tragic death of her first husband, Jim Elliot, during missionary work in Ecuador. Her writings, including "Through Gates of Splendor" and "The Shadow of the Almighty," reflect her deep spirituality and enduring commitment to Christian teachings and missionary efforts.
Book summaries for books written by Elisabeth Elliot
Quotes
God, I pray, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.
When you are in the jungle, you are not a human being. You are a beast.
I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.
When our hearts are broken, we must let them break open to God.
We can rest contentedly in our sins and in our stupidities; and anyone who has watched gluttons shoveling down the most exquisite foods as if they did not know what they were eating will admit that we can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
We are all expendable in the cause of Christ, but we are not worth the effort unless we are willing to be made expendable.
Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to.
To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross.
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.