Receive Keep A Quiet Heart Depicted By Elisabeth Elliot Available As Volume

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I am so thankful for Elisabeth Elliot's refreshingly honest and often pithy viewpoints, She is among a dying breed of Christian women, When you read her work, you can tell that this is a woman who has put in years of time spent on her knees worshiping God and that she's known pain and difficulty.


Her essays and thoughts have MUCH depth to them, I find it difficult to read many of the popular blogs of Christian women because they lack this sort of intellectual depth and experience,

This book was a compilation of essays from her long running newsletter which I'm sorry I didn't know about till now, . . she no longer writes these newsletters but they can all be found online on her website so I look forward to sampling those as well,

I would have given this astar rating, but out of stubbornness, I cannot, Elisabeth is vocal about her viewpoints on spanking and disciplining children which is the one thing about her writing that irks me, My mom gave me this book several years ago and I just got around to reading it, I feel awful rating it below, but its explained in my system for rating Christian nonfiction books:


, Is the writing professional, understandable, and entertaining No, This book is divided into manypage little sections of various things EE writes about, Many of them are repetitive, come to illogical conclusions, or are obvious conclusions with no new ideas,

. Are the authors ideas well organized and thought out No, As mentioned above, the sections either just repeat one another or are totally unrelated, There is no clear structure to this book and absolutely no focus or main idea, Often she will reference a letter or email shes received from somebody who had a legitimate question, and then go on a tangent on something only semirelated, I also struggled with MANY things that she said in her book because her theology is NOT what I agree with personally and her ideas Ive found to be relatively toxic to Christianity.
For example, she has MANY sections where she talks about marriage and homemaking being the absolute highest calling for women and the disgrace of working outside the home, She explicitly says that EVERYONE is commanded to pursue marriage NOT TRUE and then afterwards have children, Otherwise, they are disobeying Gods calling apparently, To women who havent found a husband, she gives this solution in reference to encouraging more men to get married: “Ill tell you what would change things fast if all women decided they would not give out, I mean give men what theyre looking for but are unwilling to make a commitment for.
” Okay is that REALLY how you want to find a man Sure, more men would get married which according to EE is the ultimate good thing for a Christian to do But itd be for all the wrong reasons, and who really wants to marry someone that only marries them for those benefits!

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Are the main points supported with scripture or reliable sources No, If she used scripture at all, it was out of context and super americanized into the context she wanted to apply it, NOT good hermeneutics. I felt like most of her content was based on her own opinions and creates an appearancebased Christianity that does not care about the heart or the grace of God.


. Did the content make the think critically whether or not I agreed with it This is where my one star rating came in! Although I disagreed with most of the content, I would underline things and write in the margins to try to think through exactly why things didnt sit right with me and come up with my own personal arguments and beliefs.
So yes, this book made me think critically,

. Would I reread this book or want to own it No, I would not, Cartea emană înțelepciune și bunătate, lecții învățate în suferință, Ce alt lucru ne poate aduce pace și liniște decât îmbrățișarea suferinței și înțelegerea ei ca fiind parte dintrun plan dincolo de noi This was a wonderfully encouraging and edifying read.
It is a collection of short essayspages each that were originally published in newsletters Elisabeth sent out, They cover a variety of topics and are filled with scripturally based truth in love, It was quite easy to read and I enjoyed it far more than I expected, Not my favorite E. E. book but you can never go wrong spending time with this wise woman,
The "chapters" are from her newsletter and are about two pages long each, She deals with many topics including marriage, parenting, the sovereignty of God, culture, and godly character,

A book about Christian living Peace and quietto many of us they're just words, Somehow we have allowed the frenetic pace of life to rob us of the quiet, restful moments with God we so desperately need, Keep a Quiet Heart features the rich devotional musings of one of America's favorite authors and points the way to a deep experience with God, away from the unsettling distractions of daytoday living.
One of the most meaningful and impactful books I've ever read, Great book! Her wisdom was very helpful to me! I think this book would be best as a daily devotional over sitting down and trying to read it in a month like I was trying to do, because the sections are so short and dont relate to one another its a compilation of her newsletters she sent out.
This was so, so good, I never wanted it to end, It encouraged me, challenged me, and helped deepen m understanding of God, In some ways this book is dated and that makes it all the more valuable for us, To step out of the stale air we breath and remember how God worked In Elisabeths life is refreshing in every way, Her example and honestly truly continue to speak to us today, This was a collection of random articles by Elisabeth Elliot, organized into different subjects,

This was my first time to read Elliot after years of hearing high praise of her, I didnt absolutely love every article of hers, though, Maybe its because her personality is more intense than mine I would read a few sections then hit one that just didnt, . . sit well with me. Some of it were more her opinions than actual Scripture, yet she stated it in just as certainty as she stated biblical truths,

At the same time, some of the articles were exactly what I needed at the time that I read them, So I guess because it was an assortment of articles rather than just a onetopic book, there were portions I really liked and portions I just didnt,

A couple quotes:
“Jesus knew when to take action and when to leave things up to His Father, ” Pg

Life is likely to continue to hold many forms of torture and dismay for that unhappy person and for all who refuse to receive with thanksgiving instead of complaint the place in life God has chosen for them.
” PgI feel honored to have spent a month or two with Elisabeth Elliot, This book was timely because we faced a severe grief this summer that made space for the mysterious, quiet heart of which she speaks or better yet, the need of it.


Keep a Quiet Heart is a collection of her articles featured in her newsletter, which is printed six times a year, Reading this book is like coming to her kitchen each morning for a cup of coffee and a lesson in faith, Its central message is to know and love the Lord in all arenas of life, While admonishing believers onto faith, Elisabeth introduces other Christian saints like Dr, May Powell in her humble upstairs

room in England, her own faithful grandparents and beloved mother who raised six children to love and fear the Lord, the great George MacDonald, Amy Charmichael, and others who have inspired godliness and faith.
Elliot's words are full compassion and wisdom, which makes this book perfect as a daily devotional, Read one or two chapters a day and glean numerous faithbuilding truths and even practical applications for life, love, parenting, work, etc, It's wonderful, and I will come back to it again: in yet another season of faith, of life,

A favorite quote:

"It is through the tender austerity of our troubles that the Son of Man comes knocking, In every event He seeks an entrance to my heart, yes, even in my most helpless, futile, fruitless moments, The very cracks and empty crannies of my life, my perplexities and hurts and botchedup jobs, He wants to fill with Himself, His joy, His life, . . He urges me to learn of Him: 'I am gentle and humble in heart, '" pg.In Keep a Quiet Heart, Elisabeth Elliot shares articles from her newsletters, It's a collection that encourages you to know God better, You can find Him best when your heart is quieted, and that is what we as Christians should strive for,

"A quiet heart is content with what God gives, It is enough. "
"A Quiet Heart", Keep a Quiet Heart

There are countless lessons to be heard in this volume, if you're looking for them, As Elliot prescribes, stillness of mind, quietness of heart, can lead you to God, How accurately she wrote about this subject for modern times, . . and this was decades ago when she penned it! It's true, busyness takes up so much of ours lives whether you're involved with extra church, school, and work opportunities, or just taking care of your family we're often so busy that our hearts are screaming out with worry, despair, and unsatisfactory feelings about our lives.
Enter the idea of stilling the loud “noises” in life that interrupt the contentedness of your soul, Because, even unknowingly, it's those “noises” that are breaking up your communication with the Almighty,

"Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy, "
"Waiting", Keep a Quiet Heart

A wide range of subjects are covered in Keep a Quiet Heart, I think a lot of them are geared towards women, but anyone can listen and hear the truth behind Elliot's words, Sometimes she shares a special story from her own life and ministry, sometimes about a trial that a friend went through, or we even hear from her own readers, At other times she'll share a devotional on a variety of topics, which could be anything from prayer, peace, culture, marriage, parenting even about homeschooling!, and more, Always it's an encouragement and inspiration,

Perhaps the chapters that pertained to subtopics under marriage and parenting didn't always apply to my own life right now, but for the most part, I still enjoyed even those areas in the book.
Because some of these topics and others are covered though, I would best recommend the book for adults,

The message that blessed me the most is one that negatively affects the heart's quietness: giving yourself too many tasks and too little time.
One of Elliot's stories in particular was about a time in her life where she was stressed about hitting certain deadlines, and the dread of knowing she wasn't finishing in time.
Yet, she's the one who made these deadlines, and became stressed when other elements in life appeared out of the blue, knocking her off a predetermined schedule, Well, this happens to us all, and certainly to myself, Do you know why it happens to me It's my fault, I tell myself way too often that I need to accomplish this, this, and that by week's end, and guess what! many times I'm unable to finish every bit of it.
This, of course, irks me, right where it hurts, in my unsettled, unquieted heart, Elliot's example showed me, that quality of work is often better and safer on your heart when you get things done as needed, and trim out unneeded deadline worry, Already, my days seem a little easier, when I don't have to be quite so focused on the timeliness of my actions,

"Let's never forget that some of His greatest mercies are His refusals, He says no so that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes, "
"Lost and Found", Keep a Quiet Heart

Overall It's a good book, You should read it. I guarantee it will help you find balance in a crazy busy life, .