Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Elizabeth George - Page 2

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.

Model the qualities that you want your children to show to each other.

As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

For being able to use language was a critical skill that could carry one far. One could use it professionally, as a crafter of everything from political speeches to modern novels. One could use it personally, as a tool of discovery or a means of staying connected to others. One could use it as an outlet that would feed the artistic spirit of the creator, which existed in everyone.

One did not alter lives and simply walk away from the damage.

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

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.

When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy.

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

God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.

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

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

What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

When God is in sharp focus, then life is also undistorted.

Be critical of but not brutal with your writing. If something isn't essential, get rid of it. Remember that good dialogue can serve a whole passel of purposes in your novel, and to overlook one of them is to overlook one of the tools of the craft. Like hitting a nail with a screwdriver, if you know what I mean.

There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.

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 . . .

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

God is immutable—He never changes! His ministry to you is complete, on target, and constant!

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

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.

But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.

Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.

We are to make a plan for the day, pray over that plan, and then proceed with that plan. When we are willing to regard the unexpected as God's intervention, we can flex with the new plan, recognizing it as God's plan.

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

Don't give away to others what you have not first given away at home.

By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest to him, he shares the choicest portions of the food he's gathered. These happy and content sheep are never in danger. Why? Because they are near the shepherd!

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

Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.

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.

If your home is a ministry, shouldn't that ministry become a passion? Shouldn't your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn't your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love!

God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.

It's one thing to have a goal, but it's quite another thing to actually accept the challenge, develop a strategy to press for the goal, make the sacrifices, pay the price to move forward, and blessing of blessing, to realize some part of it.

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!

I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view