I believe God speaks to us in a variety of ways. We often wish He would speak in a thunder from the heavens, chasing away our doubts and fears, telling us what to do and how to do it, but more often it is in the subtle whispers that we receive our answer. Never underestimate a Bible verse, word from a friend, or a quote from a strong Christian.

This is why I love these Elisabeth Elliot quotes. They always come at a time when I need to hear them. They are pointed, inspiring, and convicting. They make me want to strive to serve God with my whole heart and not just feel good about myself.

I pray these quotes speak to you!

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Elisabeth Elliot Quotes to Grow Your Faith

• “I have one desire now – to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.”
• “I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done.”

• “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.”
• “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.”
• “Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person’s seemingly small act of obedience! Rest assured: Do what God tells you to do now, and, depend upon it, you will be shown what to do next.”
• “Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself.”
• “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.”
• “To love God is to love His will. It is to wait quietly for life to be measured by One who knows us through and through. It is to be content with His timing and His wise appointment.”

• “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.”
• “The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.”
• “By trying to grab fulfillment everywhere, we find it nowhere.”
• “The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can’t really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.”
• “Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted in faith.”
• “There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.”

• “God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.”
• “Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.”
• “We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies to ourselves.”
• “If we really have too much to do, there are some items on the agenda which God did not put there. Let us submit the list to him and ask him to indicate which items we must delete. There is always time to do the will of God. If we are too busy to do that, we are too busy.”
• “If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.”

Who Was Elisabeth Elliot?

Elisabeth Elliot (1915-2015) was a wife, mother, speaker, missionary, and author. When her husband Jim Elliot was killed on the mission field, she stepped boldly out on faith and continued his ministry with her young daughter, forgiving and ministering to the very men who killed him.

Elisabeth wrote more than 20 books about her missionary experience, discipleship, surrender, and trust in God’s sovereignty. She also had a radio program, which you can find on Youtube. Her advice is solid and biblical.

How to Use these Elisabeth Elliot Quotes

So now what? You found a quote that speaks to you almost as if she knew what you were thinking and gave you amazing advice. What do you do with it?

Pray about it! Only God can change your heart, your situation, your life. Allow Him to move.

Write it down and put it where you will see it. Like every day. Life is full of responsibilities and distractions and what hit you as an “aha!” moment today will soon be forgotten.

Don’t keep it to yourself. Send it in a text, post it on social media, write it in an email. If it encouraged you, most likely it will someone else. Be the light!

Which of these Elisabeth Elliot Quotes spoke to you? Hit reply and share it with me!

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