Suffering Is Never for Nothing

Posted on 02 October 2019 by Elisabeth Elliot

Elisabeth Elliot 1926 2015 was a Christian author and speaker She, having lived through great loss, taught on God s grace in the midst of hardship, as well as teaching wives and mothers to fulfill the high calling of Titus 2 In her final book, Elisabeth Elliot describes how it is often through the deepest suffering that God teaches us the deepest lessons As we trust Him through our trials, we come to a greater assurance of His love and sovereignty even as He works all things together for the good of those who love Him. New Download [ Suffering Is Never for Nothing ] By [ Elisabeth Elliot ] – kino-fada.fr 3.5 out of 5 stars.This is a new release of a series of talks Elisabeth Elliot once gave Because of that, it reads a little differently than a regular book on the topic of suffering, but the nuggets of truth are wonderful It is a gorgeous book that would make a thoughtful and helpful gift to someone who is walking through a trial, grieving a death, or tired of the struggle.Some great quotes If I can thank God for this very thing which is killing me, I can begin dimly and faintly to see it as 3.5 out of 5 stars.This is a new release of a series of talks Elisabeth Elliot once gave Because of that, it reads a little differently than a regular book on the topic of suffering, but the nuggets of truth are wonderful It is a gorgeous book that would make a thoughtful and helpful gift to someone who is walking through a trial, grieving a death, or tired of the str...Okay, this was SO good One of the best books I ve read this year and I ve read a lot of good books this year Elisabeth Elliot shares such profound, basic truths on such difficult topics with amazing simplicity and eloquence I needed that I needed this grounding truth in the midst of so much confusion Even the questions and struggles Mrs Elliot shared were so helpful because of how relatable they were I thought I was the only one But if this amazing woman of faith struggled with Okay, this was SO good One of the best books I ve read this year and I ve read a lot of good books this year Elisabeth Elliot shares such profound, basic truths on such difficult topics with amazing simplicity and eloquence I needed that I needed this grounding truth in the midst of...There is, in fact, no redemptive work done anywhere without suffering Just start thanking God in advance because no matter what is about to happen, you already know that God is in charge You are not adrift in a sea of chaos We need Jesus Christ, our refuge, our fortress, the stronghold of my life It takes desolation to teach us our need of Him Whatever is in the cup that God is offering to me, whether it be pain and sorrow and suffering an...Elisabeth Elliot offers the most durable definition for suffering I ve ever heard Suffering is Having What You Don t Want This covers everything from cancer to a flat tire.Or Wanting What You Don t Have A spouse, a child, a new job.Life on a fallen planet includes suffering of all types and intensities, and it s one thing to have a snappy definition for it, but what about a theology of suffering What does God have to do with our pain Are there lessons to be learned or is suffering just a thing Elisabeth Elliot offers the most durable definition for suffering I ve ever heard Suffering is Having What You Don t Want This covers everything from cancer to a flat tire.Or Wanting What You Don t Have A spouse, a child, a new job.Life on a fallen planet includes suffering of all types and intensities, and i...Do The Next Thing Quick read Worth the read.If there s one person who is an authority on the topic of suffering, it s Elisabeth Elliot In case you need a refresher on her story, she lost the life of her newlywed husband who was also the father of her young daughter Her husband s sole desire was to share with the Auca Indians the Gospel they mistook him for a cannibal, so they speared him to death.Fast forward some years later, and Elisabeth works through her grief and remarries Only, she becomes widowed yet again after losing her If there s one person who is an authority on the topic of suffering, it s Elisabeth Elliot In case you need a refresher on her story, she lost the life of her newlywed husband who was also the father of her young daughter Her husband s sole desire was to share with the Auca Indians the Gospel they mistook him for a cannibal, so they speared him to death.Fast forward some years later, and Elisabeth works through her grief and remarries Only, she becomes widowed yet again after losing her second husband to cancer.The book Suffering Is Never for Nothing is actually not a book written by Elisabeth Elliot, but rather messages compiled together from her speaking engagements that an editor wove together to create a book Because of this, the book reads a little differently I think some parts came off differently because it was ...Should be read very often Outstanding.When it comes to suffering, Elizabeth Elliot has been through her share of trials This book was encouraging as we can never fully understand another s struggle, but we know God is always there.This is the best Elisabeth Elliot book I have ever read, and possibly the best book on suffering Highly, highly reccomended.3.5 stars.This book is basically a transcription of a talk that Elisabeth Elliot gave during her life As much as I love books, this is one instance where I think it would have been better left alone in its original format Elliot offers simple yet great wisdom, but some of the flow is lost in the written form that would not have been a distraction while listening The deepest things that I have learned in my o...

02 October 2019

Elisabeth Elliot