Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
More quotes from Jim Elliot
It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women – but he can think of them as he ought – as sisters, not as sparring partners.
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Wherever you are – be all there.
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I many no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather response to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.
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Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores – more than abundantly – what it takes away.
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Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
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God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.
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The sound of ‘gentle stillness’ after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.
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Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
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Ninety-five percent of our wool is going to China.
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