100 Elisabeth Elliot Quotes to Inspire And Enlighten
Welcome to our curated collection of 100 “Elisabeth Elliot Quotes”!
Elisabeth Elliot was an incredible person. She was brave, inspiring, loving, strong, wise, determined, faith-filled, and authentic. These words only scratch the surface of describing her. She was a missionary and author who made a huge impact on our world. Even though she passed away in 2015, her words and influence continue to live on. They inspire us and challenge us to live lives filled with love and to trust in God’s unwavering hope, no matter what struggles we may face.
Elisabeth Elliot’s writings often touch on important themes that we still need to be reminded of today. She emphasized God’s all-encompassing love, finding joy in the midst of sorrow, faith, contentment, courage, and hope. These are all things that we need to hold onto as we navigate the challenges of our world. Elisabeth Elliot’s legacy will continue to inspire and guide us for years to come.
Best Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
#1
“Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.”
#2
“You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.”
#3
“There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.”
#4
“It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.”
#5
“Everything, if given to God, can become your gateway to joy.”
#6
“The will of God is always joy.”
#7
“Worship and joy go together. The more we learn to worship, the more joy we will experience.”
#8
“Love and obedience are the secrets of true joy.”
#9
“Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten.”
#10
“Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted in faith.”
#11
“The world is full of noise. Might we not set ourselves to learn silence, stillness solitude?”
#12
“The way we live ought to manifest the truth of what we believe. A messy life speaks of a messy and incoherent faith.”
#13
“If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.”
#14
“Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.”
#15
“Be patient. Is God not fast enough? Are His answers too tough?”
#16
“Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on him who has all things safely in his hands.”
#17
“When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.”
#18
“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.”
#19
“Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ‘in spirit and in truth.’ Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.”
#20
“God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.”
#21
“Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
#22
“By trying to grab fulfillment everywhere, we find it nowhere.”
#23
“If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.”
#24
“Sometimes God answers prayer with a resounding no. Don’t lose heart. It’s still an answer.”
#25
“Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.”
#26
“When you don’t know what to do next, just do the thing in front of you.”
#27
“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them extraordinary.”
#28
“A woman is more than the sum of her roles.”
#29
“Language is a passport to a culture.”
#30
“Love is not possessive. Love is not anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own ideas.”
#31
“Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.'”
#32
“Time is short – not in the sense of frantic, hurried activity, but in the sense of precious opportunity.”
#33
“A sign of maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.”
#35
“We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies to ourselves.”
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#36
“Nothing is more conducive to joy than forgetting all about ourselves and delighting in the Lord.”
#37
“Teach me never to let the joy of what has been, pale the joy of what is.”
#38
“The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds.”
#39
“We must learn to listen to Him, for the treasures of wisdom are poured forth in the hush of the quietened spirit.”
#40
“God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.”
#41
“Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.”
#42
“Nothing trains and teaches so powerfully as love. Love attracts. It does not coerce. If the aim of parents is to teach their children to love God they must show their love for Him by loving each other and loving the children.”
#43
“This is where faith begins—in the wilderness, when you are alone and afraid, when things don’t make sense“
#44
“Heaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next.”
#45
“Failure means nothing now, only that it taught me life.”
#46
“Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself.”
#47
“The life of faith is lived one day at a time, and it has to be lived – not always looked forward to as though the “real” living were around the next corner. It is today for which we are responsible. God still owns tomorrow.”
#48
“Sometimes life is so hard you can only do the next thing. Whatever that is, just do the next thing. God will meet you there.”
#49
“If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things.“
#50
“There is always time to do the will of God. If we are too busy to do that, we are too busy.”
#51
“The more we know ourselves, the more we realize how much we don’t know about ourselves.”
#52
“The greatest enemy of clear thinking is undisciplined emotion.”
#53
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.”
#54
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”
#55
“Singleness is not a lack of blessing; it is a different blessing.”
#56
“Don’t compare your behind-the-scenes with someone else’s highlight reel.”
#57
“Everywhere we look we behold the fingerprints of the Creator.”
#58
“Awe is the sense of being in the presence of something much greater than ourselves, and a humbling grateful response.”
#59
“A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions.”
#60
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
#61
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”
#62
“Don’t be afraid of goodbye. They are not end of stories, but simply the turn of a page.”
#63
“We are not what we do. We are what we overcome.”
#64
“Every choice we make has eternal consequences, weaving itself into the tapestry of time and eternity.”
#65
“The world cries for men who are strong, strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.”
#66
“True leadership is not about wielding power; it’s about serving others.”
#67
“Don’t wait for inspiration. Act first. Inspiration is a visitor that likes to visit work in progress.”
#68
“The best story ever written is still being written in the lives of His people.”
#69
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
#70
“Laughter is the best medicine, but God is the best physician.”
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#71
“The things of this world will not satisfy. Leave a legacy that will.”
#72
“True success is not measured by what you accumulate, but by what you give.”
#73
“Don’t waste time mourning the milk you’ve spilled. Look ahead to the cow.”
#74
“Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
#75
“If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.”
#76
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
#77
“A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.”
#78
“Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.”
#79
“Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.”
#80
“One reason we are so harried and hurried is that we make yesterday and tomorrow our business, when all that legitimately concerns us is today.”
#81
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.”
#82
“Choices will continually be necessary and — let us not forget — possible. Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall into the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on them.”
#83
“It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.”
#84
“Faithfulness today is the best preparation for the demands of tomorrow.“
#85
“No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.“
#86
“Its easy to talk oneself into a decision that has no permanence – easier sometimes than to wait patiently.”
#87
“We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom he has given the breath of life. We die in order to live.”
#88
“Faith’s most severe tests come not when we see nothing, but when we see a stunning array of evidence that seems to prove our faith vain.”
#89
“Don’t let the fear of loneliness keep you tied to anything less than love and respect.”
#90
“Money holds terrible power when it is loved.“
#91
“Worry is the antithesis of trust. You simply cannot do both. They are mutually exclusive.”
#92
“When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.”
#93
“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.”
#94
“A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.”
#95
“Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.”
#97
“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.”
#98
“Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.”
#99
“We have the assurance—a calming and quieting one—that God in His infinite wisdom has placed us where we are.”
#100
“Freedom begins way back. It begins not with doing what you want but with doing what you ought – that is, with discipline.”
Whether you’re facing tough times or just looking for a little more pep in your step, Elisabeth Elliot’s quotes offer a powerful dose of inspiration. Her words remind us to trust in something bigger than ourselves, find happiness in the simple things, and never give up.
So next time you need a pick-me-up, remember these quotes and let Elisabeth Elliot’s wisdom brighten your day.
