How many times have you thought to yourself, "When things get back to normal..."
"If I can only get through this one thing..."
"I'd be more obedient to God if..."

I'm guilty. ...
Somehow, we think if God changes our circumstances (or even better, if he changes the people we have to deal with!), somehow we'll become so much more faithful to him--
sometime in the future of course, when our circumstances are easier, more to our liking.

"God will not fail to do his part, which is ultimately the only part that matters." ~Elisabeth Elliot

At some point along the way, I realized that I am not God's Northeast Representative. He is free to act, to "do his part" without regard to how I might feel about his judgment or methods.

Elisabeth Elliot was instrumental in my coming to terms with the sovereignty of God, and I have no doubt that her own rigorous obedience was firmly rooted there. @Ellen Vaughn has masterfu...lly captured Elisabeth's life and legacy for readers who know and love her, and also to introduce her to a new generation of readers and thinkers who are committed to a gritty discipleship and looking for inspiration.