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 GeorgePerseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.
Elizabeth GeorgeThe degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.
Elizabeth GeorgePlotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first... You can't do anything without a story arc. Where is it going to begin, where will it end.
Elizabeth GeorgeGod uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.
Elizabeth GeorgeI find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view
Elizabeth GeorgeWhat is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.
Elizabeth GeorgeDust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.
Elizabeth GeorgeWhen we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.
Elizabeth GeorgeWhat 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 GeorgeYour attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.
Elizabeth GeorgeApathy is a spiritual numbness that creeps in and corrupts the good that God intends for our life and the good that He wants us to accomplish for Him and His kingdom.
Elizabeth GeorgeGentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.
Elizabeth GeorgeAs we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.
Elizabeth GeorgeGather 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 GeorgeGod is immutableโHe never changes! His ministry to you is complete, on target, and constant!
Elizabeth GeorgeOur actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.
Elizabeth GeorgeWriting is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.
Elizabeth GeorgePrayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.
Elizabeth GeorgeDo you want to be safe from the influence, ways, and lusts of the world and the flesh (I John 2:16)? From the sins which so easily entangles us (Hebrews 12:1)? Then delight in yourself in the Lord, in His provision, in His Word. Faithfully feed on the things that possess true substance and real meaning. When you remember that "all Scripture is given by inspiration by God and is profitable" (2 Timothy 3:16) and partake of such divine substance, then you are fed, you are led and you are safe!
Elizabeth GeorgeA 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.
Elizabeth GeorgeOf all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from the coping." "That's too easy," he said. "On the contrary. It's monumentally difficult.
Elizabeth GeorgeI don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.
Elizabeth GeorgeThe English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.
Elizabeth GeorgeLots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning.
Elizabeth GeorgeMaterial blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting.
Elizabeth GeorgeBy 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!
Elizabeth GeorgeI'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.
Elizabeth GeorgeOh, 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 GeorgeHe had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the minutes passed, he knew what it was to pray. It was to will goodness out of evil, hope out of despair, life out of death. It was to will dreams into existence and spectres into reality. It was to will an end to anguish and a beginning to joy.
Elizabeth GeorgeGod will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.
Elizabeth GeorgeWhen you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.
Elizabeth GeorgeEssentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.
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