A quote

(From a biography of Jim Elliot, written by his wife after his death, and comprised primarily of his journal entries and letters to friends and family. This particular portion is from a letter he wrote to her before they were married as she was facing a decision she feared to make.)

"I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be low on the horizon) and though some future fear may strut brave darkness as you approach, the thing itself will be but a speck when seen from beyond. Oh that He would restore us often with that 'aspect from beyond,' to see a thing as He sees it, to remember that He dealeth with us as with sons. Amy Carmichael's words come to me:

'He hath never failed thee yet.

Never will His love forget.

O fret not thyself nor let

They heart be troubled,

Neither let it be afraid.'"

- from Shadow of the Almighty, p 118.