Elizabeth George famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.
-- Elizabeth George

#Hurt #Heart #Simple
He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the minutes passed, he knew what it was to pray. It was to will goodness out of evil, hope out of despair, life out of death. It was to will dreams into existence and spectres into reality. It was to will an end to anguish and a beginning to joy.
-- Elizabeth George

#Dream #Reality #Men
Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present has a reference point, both in the past and in the future. I want you to know that you--as you are right now and as you ever will be--are fully enough for this moment . . .
-- Elizabeth George

#Past #Want #Moments
Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from the coping." "That's too easy," he said. "On the contrary. It's monumentally difficult.
-- Elizabeth George

#Children #Mistake #Wish
Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.
-- Elizabeth George

#Prayer #Worry #Decision
The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.
-- Elizabeth George

#Important #Firsts #Lord
When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.
-- Elizabeth George

#Focus #Foundation #Delight
Material blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting.
-- Elizabeth George

#Blessing #Riches #Christ
God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.
-- Elizabeth George

#Perfect #Use #Accomplish
Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life.
-- Elizabeth George

#Joy #Presence Of God
It's hard to criticize someone if you are praying for them.
-- Elizabeth George

#Praying #Criticize #Hard
Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself blind. Trust the excitement that builds within you when the idea is good and the writing is superb. You can do it, but that's the hell of it as well as the exultation of it. You have to do it.
-- Elizabeth George

#Art #Silly #Writing
Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.
-- Elizabeth George

#Mean #Remember
Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.
-- Elizabeth George

#Worry #Trust In God #Habit
Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.
-- Elizabeth George

#Disappointment #Expectations #Mind
The past can't be changed, can it? It can just be forgiven.
-- Elizabeth George

#Inspirational #Past #Reflection
God will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.
-- Elizabeth George

#Choices #Age #Path
The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.
-- Elizabeth George

#Spiritual #Degrees #Proportion
It's easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.
-- Elizabeth George

#God Love #Easy #Loving Others
God's ways and His will come in His own perfect time.
-- Elizabeth George

#Perfect #Way
Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.
-- Elizabeth George

#Encouraging #Perseverance #Strong
Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.
-- Elizabeth George

#Character #Our Actions #Habit
And now, dear Lord, I acknowledge afresh that You are the God of all peace, my Jehovah-Shalom. My job is to receive. you give me Your peace. My job is to take it. You lead me to Your still waters. My role is to follow. You extend Your hand. My role is to take hold. My I enjoy Your presence and the tranquility of the still waters where You pour out your promise of peace. Amen.
-- Elizabeth George

#Peace #Jobs #Dear Lord
Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.
-- Elizabeth George

#Prayer #Matter #No Matter What
Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.
-- Elizabeth George

#Stay Calm #Matter #Ability
Each new day is another chapter in the unfolding promise of deliverance and life.
-- Elizabeth George

#New Day #Promise #Deliverance
When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.
-- Elizabeth George

#Mind #Roles #Women Of God
Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities.
-- Elizabeth George

#Priorities #Each Day

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