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. – Jim Elliot
The sound of ‘gentle stillness’ after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God. – Jim Elliot
Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly. – Jim Elliot
Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all. – 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. – Jim Elliot
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. – Jim Elliot