If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
Interpretation
Pursuing genuine goodness may lead to social isolation or misunderstanding.
This quote by Elisabeth Elliot emphasizes that striving for purity of heart, which involves true intentions and moral integrity, may set one apart from societal norms and expectations. When one seeks to live authentically and ethically, they may attract judgment or be viewed as unconventional by others who do not understand or value those principles.
In practice
Using this quote during a motivational speech about staying true to oneself despite societal pressures.
We are not asked to SEE," said Amy. "Why need we when we KNOW?" We know--not the answer to the inevitable Why, but the incontestable fact that it is for the best. "It is an irreparable loss, but is it faith at all if it is 'hard to trust' when things are entirely bewildering?
Prayer lays hold of God's plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit's prayer.
What sort of world might it have been if Eve had refused the servants offer and had said to him instead, βlet me not be like God. Let me be what I was made to be - let me be a woman'?
Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ''in spirit and in truth.'' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.
Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.
Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options.
I did not develop my ear. I discovered I had an ear, and it was an accident.
Measure me while I live - after it will be too late.
We need to be willing to risk embarrassment, ask silly questions, surround ourselves with people who don't know what we're talking about. We need to leave behind the safety of our expertise.
Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.
Solving problems should be a joy, a welcome challenge to our creativity.
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