It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that God is both the destination of our spiritual journey and a constant presence along the way.
Elisabeth Elliot's quote reflects the idea that our journey through life is guided by a divine presence. It suggests that while we may ultimately seek God as our ultimate goal, we should also recognize that God's influence and support are felt in our everyday experiences and encounters, serving as reminders of His love and guidance at every moment along the path.
In practice
During a church service to inspire faith and perseverance.
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.
If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.
May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.
if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall come laughing
Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal, every fine courage of the soul β by doing good for goodβs sake β that is spirituality. β
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself.
The spiritual rest, which God particularly intends in this Commandment, is this: that we not only cease from our labor and trade, but much more, that we let God alone work in us and that we do nothing of our own with all our powers.
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