Karen Moret Harrison wrote:
“If there is an Enemy of Souls, one thing he cannot abide is the desire for purity. Hence a man’s or woman’s passions become his battleground. The Love of Souls does not prevent this. I was perplexed because it seemed to me He should prevent it, but He doesn’t. He wants us to learn to use our weapons.” ~Elisabeth Elliot
En garde!
It would seem that we must take up armor against attacks that target our weak points, yet use the attacks themselves as God’s inescapable challenges to strengthen ourselves, enrich our dependence on Him, and I dare say, hone our passions for our best interests, and God’s work.
Thank you for writing, friend! “Allez!”
How about you? Leave your thoughts and comments, please. 🙂
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Karen Moret Harrison wrote:
“If there is an Enemy of Souls, one thing he cannot abide is the desire for purity. Hence a man’s or woman’s passions become his battleground. The Love of Souls does not prevent this. I was perplexed because it seemed to me He should prevent it, but He doesn’t. He wants us to learn to use our weapons.” ~Elisabeth Elliot
En garde!
It would seem that we must take up armor against attacks that target our weak points, yet use the attacks themselves as God’s inescapable challenges to strengthen ourselves, enrich our dependence on Him, and I dare say, hone our passions for our best interests, and God’s work.
Thank you for writing, friend! “Allez!”
How about you? Leave your thoughts and comments, please. 🙂
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Tagged Allez, armor, attacks, belief, Christianity, Christians, church, Community, dependence, Elizabeth Elliot, En garde, experiencing God, God, grace, healing, hope, Integrating Spirituality, Life As Prayer, Listening to God, Love of our Soul, Lust, Modesty, Nipplegate, nipples, passion, personal growth, Practicing the presence of God, Prayer, Quotes, reader comments, reader response, Satan, Scripture, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual practices, Spirituality, temptation, the presence of God, Thoughts on God, Walking with God, warfare, worldviews, writing