We never know what God has up His sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of focusing on the present without worrying about the future.
Elisabeth Elliot's quote reminds us that life is full of uncertainties and surprises that are beyond our control. While we may not know what the future holds or what plans are in store for us, we must concentrate on our present actions and responsibilities, trusting that they will guide us through the unknown.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
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.
Repetition is not failure. Ask the waves, ask the leaves, ask the wind.
The spirit of Lincoln still lives; that spirit born of the teachings of the Nazarene, who promised mercy to the merciful, who lifted the lowly, strengthened the weak, ate with publicans, and made the captives free. In the light of this divine example, the doctrines of demagogues shiver in their chaff.
Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.
If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.
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