Elizabeth George Quotes

He who teaches the Bible is never a scholar; he is always a student.

One did not alter lives and simply walk away from the damage.

When and how the most painful of situations is going to be resolved and redeemed is no mystery to God. Knowing this truth about God's complete knowledge really does help me accept the unacceptable in my life.

Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

Don't waste your most important resource - your life.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances - it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

Faith is not a hothouse plant that must be shielded from wind and rain, so delicate that it has to be protected, but it's like the sturdy oak which becomes stronger with every wind that blows upon it. An easy time weakens faith, while strong trials strengthen it.

As you abide in Christ, you will have strength for today's trials as well as for all tomorrow's challenges.

The act of committing yourself to the Lord daily allows Him to guide you.

Application is why we study the Bible.

We cannot see beyond the door,
we know not what he hath in store,
we can but bow our hearts and pray,
for strength to serve Him day by day

Love may start out as a good feeling, but to love someone long-term is an act of the will.

God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.

A daughter will follow in her mom's footsteps so make sure to set a good example.

Whatsoever things are true ... think on these things.

The effectiveness of your ministry to people will be in direct proportion to the time you spend away from people and with God in a quiet time of preparation.

Worry denies the power of God and produces no good results. Worry adds no value to your life. Eliminate it with God's help.

Apathy is a spiritual numbness that creeps in and corrupts the good that God intends for our life and the good that He wants us to accomplish for Him and His kingdom.

When all is said and done, one of our rewards may be praise, but the greater reward is being faithful to follow our Lor and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Having a facility for language is an important part of being an author.

What we are is what we were always meant to be, and that's writers.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you've set and followed your priorities.

As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child's situation.

It's easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself ... and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

A godly mother loves God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength, and teaches her children to do the same.

The speech of God's beautiful woman is a fountain of life to those around her.

Nurture the qualities in yourself that you desire in your friends.

Your better life is as close and as easy as making the choice to pick up your Bible each day, open it up, and let God speak to you.

When you love someone, you can't help but pray for them.

God's Word is the ultimate beauty treatment for every woman.

I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

The Bible is an ocean of instruction and wisdom. Dip daily into the vast pool to discover its truths.

If you want to live a godly life, then choose to put the things into your mind that lead to living a godly life.

Like a fountain of refreshing water in the dusty, dry desert streets, a heart God fills with His love ministers life and health.

Out of the will of God, there is no such thing as success, in the will of God there cannot be any failure.

Beloved, there is no way to measure the continuing influence of one godly mother.

Learn from the past,
log the lessons from the past, but
leave the past!

The Shepherd knows our path. And He also knows His sheep and what it takes to prepare us for the journey. And so the Shepherd makes us lie down to fortify us for the trek. He makes certain we won't tire, that we're not at risk because of weariness, that we're invigorated from our pasture-time for any strenuous climb. With His eye on tomorrow, He leads on today.

Proverbs 7:11-12 - These verses describe, of all things, an adulteress. She is doing the opposite of the wise homemaker who tends to her house and housework. She is "out there," walking the streets, instead of being at home. "Her feet would not stay at home. At times she was outside, at times in the open square, lurking at every corner.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Raucous heavy metal of punk guitars screeching like robots put to the rack ...

A Christian's heart for God should be like a teakettle on a flaming stove burner - hot to touch, visibly steaming, and audible.

When you study God's Word and incorporate His wisdom and principles into your daily life, your whole perspective will change.

You contribute much to your marriage by the wise, thrifty, diligent management and oversight of your part of the household budget.

The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

When you cultivate a godly thought life your soul will shine and you will exhibit the presence of the Lord in you.

God-confidence comes as the Holy Spirit works in us. As we pray and when we make choices that honor God, the Holy Spirit fills us with His power for ministry. When we are filled with God's goodness, we are confidently and effectively able to share His love and joy. As women of prayer open to the transforming touch of the Holy Spirit, we will find his divine life in us overflowing into the lives of others.

Your little choices become habits that affect the bigger decisions you make in life.

Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

Instead of becoming a woman of the world, become a woman of the Word.

The past can't be changed, can it? It can just be forgiven.

She'd liked things better when everything had been controlled simply by on and off switches and when push-button telephone and telly remotes were as far as technology had gone. Make a few calls and put the burden of information searching on someone else. That was the ticket. Now, however, things were different. It was the investigator's mental shoe leather that got worn down, not the real thing.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

There is no better way to live God's way than to have His Word in your heart and mind.

I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me and not by a pack of critics around the globe.

Each Christian comes from a different background, upbringing, lineage, and environment. But in Christ we are unified.

At once, she dropped her gaze 2 the floor so she wouldn't have 2 meet the stares because she knew exactly how she looked, which was bad, very bad, extra bad from the top of her dyed head to the tip of her tennis-shoed toes. She had an enormous urge to look up and say to the class, I'm prettier than this. Really.

You can live each day in the confidence of God's promises.

In God's hands, the ingredients of our lives will always work out ultimately for our good and, even better, for His eternal purposes.

Like flowing water, money and possessions are less useful when they're hoarded.

To last, a marriage and family must be built on love - love for God, and love for one another.

Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.

True biblical love is sacrificing, purifying, nurturing, and enduring.

I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.

It's never too early to begin pointing your little ones' souls heavenward.

The role of godly parents is to make sure that the hearts and minds of their children are saturated with the Word of God.

If a couple isn't following God's guidelines for life or being led by the Holy Spirit, disagreements and misunderstandings skyrocket.

Art can't be taught; passion can't be taught; discipline can't be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft.

It's hard to criticize someone if you are praying for them.

If we could simply live in the light of our bodies being temples of the Holy Spirit, our daily life would be transformed.

We must pay a price if we are to become priceless.

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Time spent praying and planning gives you a master plan that works for your home and sets a pattern of order for your life.

For this cause ... for this privilege ... you were born - to shine lights into the world for God.

Barbara wanted to go to tea at Dorchester as much as she wanted to give birth to octuplets.

Your assignment from God is not to change your husband, but to love, follow, assist, and minister to him.

When you think on the powerful truths of Scripture, God uses His Word to change your way of thinking.

Obedience is the key ingredient in living out God's plan for you.

If you want a good friend, you need to be a good friend!

Each time you turn your life issues over to God and allow Him to lead, you build trust in Him.

Delighting in the Lord, knowing His Word, and committing yourself to Him are ways to ensure that your plans and desires for yourself match God's plans.

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.

I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.

A shotgun wedding performed by a fornicating vicar, featuring a reluctant bridegroom in love with the vicar's housekeeper and a frothing bride hellbent on revenge.

The design of redemption is to exhibit the grace of God in such a manner as to fill all hearts with wonder and all lips with praise.

Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.

Like completing a run, living today begins with preparation, planning, and prayer.

When we don't understand, like, or agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we cannot understand His wisdom and knowledge

If you want to grow spiritually, the place to start is with God.

A marriage filled with unconditional love experiences the depth of grace and mercy.

In the Bible we find everything we need to guide and energize our lives, to keep us on track so that we live out God's plan.

At the fork in every road, choose the road that brings you nearer to God.

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.

No matter what you're facing, embrace life in trust and contentment based on your faith in Jesus.

Our conduct is an advertisement for or against Jesus Christ. That's why unity in the body of Christ is so important.

Let your life choices tell others of your wonderful God as you walk through life worshiping Him.