God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward. Elizabeth George More Quotes by Elizabeth George More Quotes From Elizabeth George Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities. Elizabeth George priorities decision reflection Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens. Elizabeth George stay-calm ability matter Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts. Elizabeth George our-actions habit character When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes. Elizabeth George real attitude negative When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands. Elizabeth George bows gone way Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you. Elizabeth George delight dust answers The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word. Elizabeth George proportion degrees spiritual What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer. Elizabeth George prayer blessing peace Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions. Elizabeth George choices decision character There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions. Elizabeth George easy-answers answers easy It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do. Elizabeth George forgiveness maturity healing I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer. Elizabeth George were-meant-to-be seven age If your home is a ministry, shouldn't that ministry become a passion? Shouldn't your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn't your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love! Elizabeth George passion home people The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first. Elizabeth George important lord firsts Material blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting. Elizabeth George riches blessing christ Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself blind. Trust the excitement that builds within you when the idea is good and the writing is superb. You can do it, but that's the hell of it as well as the exultation of it. You have to do it. Elizabeth George silly writing art Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. Elizabeth George lakes years school Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life. Elizabeth George presence-of-god joy Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front of my computer in right-brain mode, typing the things that come to mind - which become the seeds of plot. It's scary, though, because I always wonder: Is it going to be there this time? Elizabeth George creating creative character Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power. Elizabeth George light prayer asking
