Quotes by Jim Elliot

“Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”

“When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!”

“Dreams are tawdry when compared with the leading of God, and not worthy of the aura of wonder we usually surround them with. God only doeth wonders. He does nothing else. His hand can work nothing ...”

“I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be low on th...”

“The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether good and acceptable and perfect. The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I ...”

“Ah, how many Marahs have been sweetened by a simple, satisfying glimpse of the Tree and the Love which underwent its worst confict there. Yes, the Cross is the tree that sweetens the waters. 'Love ...”

“God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him”

“Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living.”

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”

“I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you Lord Jesus.”

“We best learn patience by practicing it.”

“The shiny paint laid on by curiosity's hand has worn off. What thing better can a man know than the love of Christ, which passes knowledge?”

“We wouldn't think of rising in the morning without a face-wash, but we often neglect that purgative cleansing of the Word of the Lord. It wakes us up to our responsibility.”

“It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.”

“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.”

“The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.”

“What a brutish master sin is, taking the joy from one's life, stealing money and health, giving promise of tomorrow's pleasures, and finally leading one onto the rotten planking that overlies the m...”

“Wherever you are - be all there.”

“Coming home, we stopped for a bite to eat and ran into a confused waitress. Had a heart-rending time trying to speak the Words of Life to her, and as I think of all this country now, many just as c...”

“I only hope that He will let me preach to those who have never heard that name Jesus. What else is worthwhile in this life? I have heard of nothing better. 'Lord, send me!'”