The heart which has no agenda but God's is the heart at leisure from itself. Its emptiness is filled with the Love of God. Its solitude can be turned into prayer.
Interpretation
A heart focused solely on divine purpose experiences peace and fulfillment.
Elisabeth Elliot emphasizes that a heart dedicated to serving God, free from personal agendas, finds true rest and contentment. This spiritual emptiness is enriched by divine love, transforming solitude into a meaningful practice of prayer, showcasing how selflessness can lead to deeper spiritual connections.
In practice
This quote can be used in a church sermon to inspire congregants to focus on their relationship with God rather than personal agendas.
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, “let 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.
My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.
...I don't have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.
I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It's the cornerstone of my Christian faith.
When you can't do nothing but pray-you've done a whole lot.
Do you believe that Jesus is worth abandoning everything for? Do you believe him enough to obey him and to follow him wherever he leads, even when the crowds in our culture - maybe even our churches - turn the other way?
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