"A young woman came in great perplexity to a Scottish preacher, asking how she could resolve the question of her own desires when they seemed to be in such contradiction to the will of God. He took out a slip of paper, wrote two words on it, handed it to her with the request that she sit down for ten minutes, ponder the words, cross out one of them, and bring the slip back to him. She sat down and read: No Lord. Which to cross out? It did not take her long to see that if she was saying No she could not say Lord, and if she wanted to call Him Lord, she could not say No."
~taken from Elisabeth Elliot, Keep a Quiet Heart
Thanks Kathy! Good one! Have a fab Easter weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou too Amanda! Thanks for leaving me a comment-it is always encouraging :)
DeleteWow thought provoking and profound!
ReplyDeleteThanks-it helped simplify for me the whole process of discovering God's will...simple is better!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes.
ReplyDeleteSo much of the challenge in the mystical "finding God's will" is deflated when we recognize it for what it truly is -- a *surrender* issue.
Glad to find you, Kathy.
Thanks for your kind words on my blog. :)
Thanks for your comment Kelli. You are so right about it being a surrender issue!
DeleteOooo. Wow. That'll preach. Thanks for sharing this. (And a very happy Easter to you!)
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