Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you
Interpretation
Trust and surrender your worries to a higher power that has already suffered for you.
This quote by Elisabeth Elliot encourages individuals to relinquish control and place their worries and burdens in the care of a greater force. The 'Hands that were wounded' refers to the suffering of Christ, symbolizing deep compassion and understanding, and serves as a reminder that one can find solace and strength by trusting in divine love and sacrifice.
In practice
In a sermon about finding peace in difficult times.
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.
You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition's night, an inspiration and a prophecy.
What the world need is people who have come alive.
Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans.
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