Elizabeth George Quotes

God’s purposes are achieved through the whole of your life, not in fragments of a moment, a day, or a year.

No matter what you do each day...or in life...doing things God's way is a matter of the heart.

Doing things God’s way is always a matter of the heart.

Obedience is a foundational stepping-stone on the path of God’s will.

Prayer is a mighty ministry that any believer can have—anywhere, anytime, and in any circumstance.

Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

There is no better way to live God’s way than to have His Word in your heart and mind.

Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions.

Do you want to be safe from the influence, ways, and lusts of the world and the flesh (I John 2:16)? From the sins which so easily entangles us (Hebrews 12:1)? Then delight in yourself in the Lord, in His provision, in His Word. Faithfully feed on the things that possess true substance and real meaning. When you remember that "all Scripture is given by inspiration by God and is profitable" (2 Timothy 3:16) and partake of such divine substance, then you are fed, you are led and you are safe!

Just as mental toughness and physical energy are the primary traits of an army, they also mark God's beautiful woman.

A friendship with the Lord will sustain you in difficult times.

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.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

One of the greatest advantages of singleness is the potential for greater focus on Christ and accomplishing work for Him.

When you view yourself through the lens of God’s Word, you will better understand God’s love for you and the worth you have in His eyes.

Faith is not a hothouse plant that must be shielded from wind and rain, so delicate that it has to be protected, but it’s like the sturdy oak which becomes stronger with every wind that blows upon it. An easy time weakens faith, while strong trials strengthen it.

A woman who focuses on worshiping God will consider carefully how she is dressed, because her heart will dictate her wardrobe and appearance.

Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity for joy.

Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

Each time you turn your life issues over to God and allow Him to lead, you build trust in Him.

Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.

We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them.

Realize that God uses the fires of life to purify your faith, to shape you into Christ’s image, and to cause you to love Him…even more!

Between the Bible and the Holy Spirit, you have everything you need to grow spiritually. And the more you grow, the more God can use you.

As a Christian, your godly life and your godly mothering sends its shimmering wake throughout all eternity.

A powerful truth is that if we love the Lord, love His Word, love His people, and love one another, we won’t want to gossip.

Obedience is the key ingredient in living out God’s plan for you.

Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.

Learn from the past, log the lessons from the past, butleave the past!

Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.

Pray for God’s grace to nurture on the inside what He calls us to live out on the outside.

Nothing else in this world can renew our minds like the Bible.

Worry denies the power of God and produces no good results. Worry adds no value to your life. Eliminate it with God’s help.

Barbara wanted to go to tea at Dorchester as much as she wanted to give birth to octuplets.

It’s easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.

Let a clear understanding of your identity In Christ shed light on all the ways you can live out your purpose.

Love may start out as a good feeling, but to love someone long-term is an act of the will.

Faith in Jesus is the most important event in the history of a child’s life.

He managed to make his request with the minimum of time given to speculating what she looked like naked, forgiving himself for the instant of fantasy by telling himself it was the curse of being male. In the presence of a beautiful woman, he had always experienced that knee-jerk reaction to being reduced - if only momentarily - to skin, bone, and testosterone.

As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child’s situation.

What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer.

I want God to be first in my life, so I’m putting Him first in my life today.

God’s supernatural self-control is available to us when we walk by the Spirit.

Parenting is a partnership. Loving each other has a big impact on your children.

For this cause…for this privilege…you were born—to shine lights into the world for God.

If you want to live a godly life, then choose to put the things into your mind that lead to living a godly life.

Prayer allows you to tap into God’s wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what’s going on.