Quotes from Elizabeth George

God's beautiful woman spares no effort to provide the best she can for her beloved family.

There is no substitute for the strength that blesses a couple when they work together.

Doing things God's way is always a matter of the heart.

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

What you read between the covers of your Bible is wisdom for a lifetime, rock-solid, forever truth—truth you can stand on, live by, and trust…forever.

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

Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

In the world you will have tribulation.

Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation" (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

And that's the crucial element of life experience that so many of us avoid, you know. Trying something new, taking that single leap of faith into the utterly and absolutely unknown. Into the different. Those who take that leap are the ones who challenge whatever fate they might otherwise have. They fly in the face of societal expectations, determining for themselves who and what they will be and not allowing the bonds of birth, class, and bias to make that determination for them.

Life need not be easy to be joyful. Joy is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.1

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. James 1:2

The most important step to living a better life is to choose to put God first daily.

I sit in the driver's seat concerning most of the structure of my every day, including growing in the Lord. I decide whether the things of the Lord are really that important to me…or not. I decide whether I will make the effort to grow…or not. I decide whether I will schedule in the time it takes to grow, to meet with God regularly, to stop, look, and listen to Him by reading my Bible…or not.

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

Count it all joy…when you fall into various trials (JAMES 1:2).

Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs" will cause you to sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19).

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

Life is what happens to you while you're failing to plan it.

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

Every day ask your husband two questions: "What can I do for you today?" and "What can I do to help you make better use of your time today?

He encourages us to decide to have a joyful attitude. James' first rule for joyful living in unjoyful circumstances is to "count it all joy.

When you choose to work with a willing, happy heart, you become a beautiful source of joy to all.