I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to be... - Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

"I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts. Its easy to talk oneself into a decision that has no permanence – easier sometimes than to wait patiently."

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