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Work is a blessing. God has so arranged the world that work is necessary, and He gives us hands and strength to do it. The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had only leisure. It is the joy of work well done that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and drink such pleasures.
— Elisabeth Elliot Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Tags: work, rest, leisure, jesus, inspirational, god, fun, christian, blessing

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One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
— Elisabeth Elliot
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Faith is not a feeling. Faith is willed obedience in action.
— Elisabeth Elliot Suffering Is Never for Nothing
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I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.
— Elisabeth Elliot Through Gates of Splendor
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Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
— Elisabeth Elliot A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
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Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?
— Elisabeth Elliot
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