Quotes by Elizabeth Elliot (from Passion and Purity)

"Rainbows are made of sunlight and rain."

"Patient waiting does not come naturally to most of us, but a great deal is said about it in the Bible. It is an important discipline for anyone who wants to learn to trust.

Psalm 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day."

"The loneliness itself is material for sacrifice. The very longings themselves can be offered to Him who understands perfectly. The transformation into something He can use for the good of others takes place only when the offering is put into His hands. What will He do with these offerings? Never mind. He knows what to do."

"'When the will of God crosses the will of man, Addison Leitch said, 'somebody has to die.' Life requires countless 'little' deaths--occasions when we are given the chance to say no to self and yes to God... There is a big however. It is this: 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 breath of life. We die in order to live.

A seed falls into the dark earth and dies. Out of its death comes multiplied life."

"The important thing is to receive this moment's experience with both hands. Don't waste it. 'Wherever you are, be all there,' Jim once wrote. 'Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.'"

Assorted Quotes

Putting off an easy task makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible. --George Lorimei

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. --Descartes

If you're happy and you know it,
keep doing what you're doing.

If you're not happy and you know it,
do something different. --Robert Mann aka Papa

Carry On!

You MUST read this one out loud. Seriously, do it. Right now. And do it right!! :D
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It’s easy to fight when everything’s right,
And you’re mad with thrill and the glory;
It’s easy to cheer when victory’s near,
And wallow in fields that are gory.
It’s a different song when everything’s wrong,
When you’re feeling infernally mortal;
When it’s ten against one, and hope there is none,
Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:

Carry on! Carry on!
There isn’t much punch in your blow.
You are glaring and staring and hitting out blind;
You are muddy and bloody, but never you mind.
Carry on! Carry on!
You haven’t the ghost of a show.
It’s looking like death, but while you’ve a breath,
Carry on, my son! Carry on!

And so in the strife of the battle of life
It’s easy to fight when you’re winning;
It’s easy to slave, and starve and be brave,
When the dawn of success is beginning.
But the man who can meet despair and defeat
With a cheer, there’s the man of God’s choosing;
The man who can fight to Heaven’s own height
Is the man who can fight when he’s losing.

Carry on! Carry on!
Thing never were looming so black.
But show that you haven’t a cowardly streak,
And though you’re unlucky you never are weak.
Carry on! Carry on!
Brace up for another attack.
It’s looking like hell, but – you never tell.
Carry on, old man! Carry on!

There are some who drift out in the desert of doubt
And some who in brutishness wallow;
There are others, I know, who in piety go
Because of a Heaven to follow.
But to labor with zest, and to give of your best,
For the sweetness and joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand and a song;
Why, there’s the real sunshine of living.

Carry on! Carry on!
Fight the good fight and true;
Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer;
There’s big work to do, and that’s why you are here.
Carry on! Carry on!
Let the world be the better for you;
And at last when you die, let this be your cry!
Carry on, my soul! Carry on!

By Robert Service

Frogs

But God is good. He has his plan and it is not to make this metamorphosis easy. Just certain. There are a thousand lessons to be learned in the process. Nothing is wasted. Life is not on hold waiting for the great coming-out. That's what larvae do in the cocoon. But frogs are public all the way though the foolishness of change. --John Piper

*This* is Why.

He didn't die so that I could go to heaven. He saw me; He chose me; from the foundation of the world He knew me. In the crazy, mixed-up love He calls grace, He pursued me from the beginning of time, knowing my fall, planning my salvation, dying so that, yes, I could go to heaven, but that is only amazing because I will spend all eternity worshiping the love that first loved me. --Bailey

Remember:

This is not our Home.

Hugs

Hugging is all natural. it's organic, naturally sweet, has no artificial ingredients, environmentally friendly, and is 100% wholesome. (From Holly Hutcheson's status)

Sacrifice

The law of sacrifice says that you cannot get something you want, without giving up something in return. In order to attain something you believe is of greater value, you must give up something you believe is of lesser value.

How to be Peaceful in Any Situation

"My advice, therefore, is this: When at any time your hearts begin to storm and fret at your condition, sit down and seriously consider Who it is that orders that condition. Let your thoughts dwell upon that, and see if it be not to your advantage for the suppressing of all undue perturbations of mind." --Thomas Jacombe

Random Quotes From Rebeka

Okay, so not all of them are from Rebeka directly, but I found these on her twitter page thingie.)

"Here is a test to find out whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn’t."

Only one life, twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.

May God grant you a dream so humanly impossible that its improbable success can only point to his glory, not your own.

"A woman should be a walking, talking human instead of a make-up counter."

"One of the biggest forms of flattery is knowing that just by being your normal, wonderful self, you make someone fall in love with you."

"To follow Jesus is to go to war." -Ralph D. Winter

I didn't fall. I attacked the floor.

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering"

I’m not a doctor and I don’t know the technical terminology, but I do know that sunshine activates our happiness glands.

“Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed."

"Oh darling, let's be adventurers."

“You see, there’s responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be."

"I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to or worse someone I can’t be silent with."