We must quit bending the Word to suit our situation. It is we who must be bent to that Word, our necks that must bow under the yoke.
Interpretation
We should adhere to our principles rather than changing them for our convenience.
In this quote, Elisabeth Elliot emphasizes the importance of adhering to a set of values or truths, suggesting that instead of trying to manipulate these standards to fit our own situations, we should strive to align ourselves with them. It serves as a reminder that integrity and commitment to our beliefs require humility and the willingness to adapt ourselves rather than compromise those beliefs for personal gain or convenience.
In practice
In a speech about ethics in business, one might say, 'As Elisabeth Elliot wrote, we must quit bending the Word to suit our situation, reminding us to uphold our values in tough decisions.'
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.
The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.
If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
Our part is to pursue with steadiness what is right, turning neither to right nor left for the intrigues or popular delusions of the day, assured that the public approbation will in the end be with us.
I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.
More time [to decide] without more information just creates anxiety, not insight.
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