Elizabeth George Quotes

Biography

Type: Writer

Born: : November 11, 1944,Granite, Oklahoma USA

Died:

Elizabeth George is an American author and Christian speaker based in Seattle, Washington. She has authored over 80 books and gift books aimed mainly towards adult women and also young adults, teens, tweens, and children. She also co-authored 4 marriage books and 3 children’s books with Jim George, her author husband.

Elizabeth George Quotes

When we view ourselves through the lens of God's Word, we better understand God's love for
When we view ourselves through the lens of God's Word, we better understand God's love for us and the worth we have in His eyes.

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

Amid the joy of raising children will be some of the hardest work you’ll ever do..
Amid the joy of raising children will be some of the hardest work you’ll ever do.

God’s Word is the tool the Holy Spirit uses to change our worldly thinking to heavenly
God’s Word is the tool the Holy Spirit uses to change our worldly thinking to heavenly thinking.

Nothing else in this world can renew our minds like the Bible.. Elizabeth George
Nothing else in this world can renew our minds like the Bible.

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

This virtuous and very industrious woman needs physical strength and ability to do the work of
This virtuous and very industrious woman needs physical strength and ability to do the work of her life, the work of love.

A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She
A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.

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

One of the greatest advantages of singleness is the potential for greater focus on Christ and
One of the greatest advantages of singleness is the potential for greater focus on Christ and accomplishing work for Him.

Each new day is another chapter in the unfolding promise of deliverance and life.. Elizabeth George
Each new day is another chapter in the unfolding promise of deliverance and life.

Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love
Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.. Elizabeth George
Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

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

A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their
A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy.

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

Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.. Elizabeth George
Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.

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

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

The ability to discern truth comes from learning, growing, and understanding the Bible.. Elizabeth George
The ability to discern truth comes from learning, growing, and understanding the Bible.

Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity for joy.

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

When we accept God’s invitation to commune with Him through prayer, He will transform our hearts and change our lives.

The Bible is the most important part of your faith.

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

Praying for your children is the most powerful way you can care for them.

The way to worry about nothing is to pray about everything.

God’s Word is a map you can safely follow as you travel through life.

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

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

God’s Word is written for you and to you, but it won’t help unless you read it.

When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace.

Prayer is a mighty ministry that any believer can have - anywhere, anytime, and in any circumstance.

YOU might be limited by a life situation, but GOD is never hampered. Praise Him!

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

When God gives you a mission, He also gives you everything you need to fulfill that mission.

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

Application is why we study the Bible.

Homemaking is a passion you can pass on from generation to generation.

We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them.

Trials are not meant to defeat you. They are meant to be defeated.

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

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

The key is putting into practice what God has taught you through His Word.

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

It’s not what you get, but what you give that is God’s true measure of a life.

God’s purposes are achieved through the whole of your life, not in fragments of a moment, a day, or a year.

Looking at your day from a “golden day” perspective helps you prioritize.

One of God’s high callings for His people is that they be teachers of good things.

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

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

A woman who walks with God honors Him in the way she manages her home.

Prayer is the expression of your heart’s sincere desires poured out to God.

Jesus teaches us to give richly, serve sacrificially, and love unconditionally.

The Bible will teach you, correct you, instruct you, and give you hope.

Faith in Jesus is the most important event in the history of a child’s life.

Time is redeemed when you make the most of your life by fulfilling God’s purposes.

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

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

God’s peace and perspective are available to you through His Word.

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

Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith.

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.

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

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

The more time you spend with God, the more you will resemble Him.

Mercy reflects the presence of the Lord in your heart and your life.

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

Only one life, it will soon be past,
only what’s done for Christ will last.

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

A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.

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

Remembering to forget the past allows you freedom from a past that holds back your Christian growth.

Your friends are a reflection of you.

Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

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

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

God finds a way to weave even your mistakes into the fabric of a brighter future if you let Him.

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

Realize that God uses the fires of life to purify your faith, to shape you into Christ’s image, and to cause you to love Him…even more!

No role brings greater joy or blessing than being a parent.

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

Harmony is produced in ministry when everyone seeks to be a servant.

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

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

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

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

God’s Word changes the way you think, feel, and live.

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

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.

As a Christian, your godly life and your godly mothering sends its shimmering wake throughout all eternity.

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

Between the Bible and the Holy Spirit, you have everything you need to grow spiritually. And the more you grow, the more God can use you.

God’s supernatural self-control is available to us when we walk by the Spirit.

Don’t let anyone sell you on the idea that anything (apart from the Lord Himself) is more important than your marriage. God means for your life and your marriage to be filled with passion and purpose.

Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions.

Every act and choice you make is creating the real you and shaping your real life.

God is immutable - He never changes! His ministry to you is complete, on target, and constant!

When you view yourself through the lens of God’s Word, you will better understand God’s love for you and the worth you have in His eyes.

You have the privilege of presenting a picture of what heaven will be like to those around you.

Sometimes God’s way of answering prayer is not by removing the pressure, but by increasing your strength to bear it.

He was shaking so badly, we could have used him to make martinis for James Bond.

Remember to take time for God - it is life’s only lasting investment.

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

God’s ways and His will come in His own perfect time.

How do you live out God’s plan for your life? By living God’s way one day at a time.

A woman who focuses on worshiping God will consider carefully how she is dressed, because her heart will dictate her wardrobe and appearance.

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

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

Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

With God’s help, your trial today is leading to your wholeness tomorrow.

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

God will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.

Just as mental toughness and physical energy are the primary traits of an army, they also mark God's beautiful woman.

A mothers greatest joy in having a child is to give that child fully and freely to God.

An ordinary woman who makes herself available to an extraordinary God can do amazing things for God.

Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.

God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.

The best beauty treatment of all is time spent quietly before the Lord.

Beauty should be the goal of your communication. Learn to speak with godly wisdom.

Your attitude of serving the Lord can transform even the most menial of tasks into a magnificent sacrifice of love.

Reputation is made in a moment; Character is built over a lifetime.

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.

The Bible changes your perspective on the people, events, and circumstances of your day.

What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.

Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.

Home is the best place to teach young men and women about God’s kind of love.

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

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

Much can be accomplished if you seek a heart of wisdom and walk diligently with God each and every day.

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

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

Everything that God wants to say to you is recorded in your Bible…straight from His heart to yours.

Never underestimate the significance of the little things done out of a large heart of love.

To be God's people, to love Him fervently with whole hearts, is our sole desire.

No matter what you do each day…or in life…doing things God’s way is a matter of the heart.

The heart wants what the heart wants.

It's one thing to have a goal, but it's quite another thing to actually accept the challenge, develop a strategy to press for the goal, make the sacrifices, pay the price to move forward, and blessing of blessing, to realize some part of it.

We cannot begin to define God's knowledge. We know, simply and profoundly, that nothing is hidden from Him or incomprehensible to Him.

God puts desires into your heart. His desires will actually become your desires, and your desires will be His.

The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.

Make it your goal to employ the sweet speech that marks you as a wife after God's own heart.

When both you and your spouse actively focus on developing godly character qualities, the foundation of your marriage will be twice as strong.

Marriage is more than finding the right person…it is being the right person!

Your ultimate goal for marriage is that both of you - as husband and wife - commit to keep growing spiritually.

Your commitment to follow God's plan makes a difference in the atmosphere in your home and improves the climate of your marriage.

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

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

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.

By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest to him, he shares the choicest portions of the food he's gathered. These happy and content sheep are never in danger. Why? Because they are near the shepherd!

Model the qualities that you want your children to show to each other.

Personal discipline is a most powerful character quality and one worthy of dedicating your life to nurturing.

The Bible is the ultimate book of wisdom and advice.

I want God to be first in my life, so I’m putting Him first in my life today.

No question, no problem, no concern, is too big or too small for God to handle!

Wisdom is the God-given ability to see life with rare objectivity and to handle life with rare stability.

The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.

Your family will flourish when decisions are guided by the Lord - the head of your household.

Little choices determine habit;
Habit carves and molds character
Which makes the big decisions.

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

Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities.

A powerful truth is that if we love the Lord, love His Word, love His people, and love one another, we won’t want to gossip.

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

A friendship with the Lord will sustain you in difficult times.

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

It takes dedicated parents to produce consecrated children.

Parenting is a partnership. Loving each other has a big impact on your children.

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

Raising your children to love and serve Jesus is fulfilling one of God’s highest callings upon your life.

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

We must look to God for His grace and His power to perfect godly qualities in our lives.

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

Wisdom is an ornament of grace to the soul.

Worship is an inward reverence, the bowing down of the soul in the presence of God.

Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life’s problems when you count them as joy.

Who you are in Christ is far more important and meaningful than what has taken place in your past.

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