It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.
Interpretation
True love stems from recognizing our own limitations and relying on a higher power.
Elisabeth Elliot's quote emphasizes that the foundation of genuine love is rooted in humility and acknowledgement of our vulnerabilities. By surrendering our sense of control and recognizing our limitations, we open ourselves to a profound capacity to love others, which can only be achieved through divine assistance.
In practice
In a sermon discussing the nature of true love.
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.
Love is a place & through this place of love move (with brightness of peace) all places yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds
You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh; The fundamental things apply, As time goes by.
There are still a few men who love desperately.
It is too early to love. We will buy the right to do so by shedding blood.
The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare; And beauty draws us with a single hair.
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