Top 120 Elizabeth George Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “When God gives you a mission, He also gives you everything you need to fulfill that mission.”

— Elizabeth George

52. “When we acknowledge God’s supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.”

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

54. “God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.”

— Elizabeth George

55. “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.”

— Elizabeth George

56. “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.”

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

59. “Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.”

— Elizabeth George

60. “True wisdom is marked by willingness to listen and a sense of knowing when to yield.”

— Elizabeth George

61. “The way to worry about nothing is to pray about everything.”

— Elizabeth George

62. “If you want to live a godly life, then choose to put the things into your mind that lead to living a godly life.”

— Elizabeth George

63. “She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.”

— Elizabeth George

64. “Obedience is a foundational stepping-stone on the path of God’s will.”

— Elizabeth George

65. “Our conduct is an advertisement for or against Jesus Christ. That’s why unity in the body of Christ is so important.”

— Elizabeth George

66. “Don’t give away to others what you have not first given away at home.”

— Elizabeth George

67. “To last, a marriage and family must be built on love – love for God, and love for one another.”

— Elizabeth George

68. “When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.”

— Elizabeth George

69. “Remember to take time for God – it is life’s only lasting investment.”

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

72. “I myself have suffered periodically from hearing voices at night when I’m trying to sleep.”

— Elizabeth George

73. “But if you don’t understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.”

— Elizabeth George

74. “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 George

75. “We are to make a plan for the day, pray over that plan, and then proceed with that plan. When we are willing to regard the unexpected as God’s intervention, we can flex with the new plan, recognizing it as God’s plan.”

— Elizabeth George

76. “Meaningful prayer is a matter of the heart, not the eloquence of the words.”

— Elizabeth George

77. “He 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 George

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

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

82. “The Bible is an ocean of instruction and wisdom. Dip daily into the vast pool to discover its truths.”

— Elizabeth George

83. “As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.”

— Elizabeth George

84. “The 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 George

85. “If your home is a ministry, shouldn’t that ministry become a passion? Shouldn’t your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn’t your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love!”

— Elizabeth George

86. “Writing 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 George

87. “God’s Word transforms you into someone who reflects His glory.”

— Elizabeth George

88. “And now, dear Lord, I acknowledge afresh that You are the God of all peace, my Jehovah-Shalom. My job is to receive. you give me Your peace. My job is to take it. You lead me to Your still waters. My role is to follow. You extend Your hand. My role is to take hold. My I enjoy Your presence and the tranquility of the still waters where You pour out your promise of peace. Amen.”

— Elizabeth George

89. “Material blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting.”

— Elizabeth George

90. “Lots 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 George

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

— Elizabeth George

92. “I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.”

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

94. “It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.”

— Elizabeth George

95. “Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity for joy.”

— Elizabeth George

96. “True biblical love is sacrificing, purifying, nurturing, and enduring.”

— Elizabeth George

97. “I have to know the killer, the victim and the motive when I begin. Then I start to create the characters and see how the novel takes shape based on what these people are like.”

— Elizabeth George

98. “Let a clear understanding of your identity In Christ shed light on all the ways you can live out your purpose.”

— Elizabeth George

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

— Elizabeth George

100. “The only wrong way to read the Bible is to not read it at all.”

— Elizabeth George