Quest for love
Ah.. My first post since my New York Trip. I apologize. That post took me longer than I thought, plus I wrote alot one day and it didn't save! Plus I've been sick (again), endured a quiz meet and have kept up with school assignments. Oh, the stress of a highschooler.
I want to quote a part from the Elizabeth Elliot book, "Quest for love." Its one of those, "Single and Happy books," which in my opinion, very well written. Not cheesy at all, and not bordering a Josh McDowell, "I kissed dating goodbye," thing. Even better I think than Eric and Leslie Ludy's, "When God writes your love story."
Anyway, here's a quote actually from the book which is a quote from Jane Eyre (sorry Mackenzie- hey I liked it :-)
This is when he's pressuring Jane to marry him, even though he's already married to an insane person- he thinks because she's insane it doesnt count.
Jane: "While he spoke my very conscience and reason turned traitors against me, and charged me with crime in resisting him. They spoke almost as loud as Feeling: and that clamoredd wildly. "Oh, comply!" it said. "Think of his misery; think of his danger- look at his state when left alone; remember his headlong nature; consider the recklessness following on despair-soothe him; save him; tell him you love him and will be his. Who in the world cares for you? Or who will be injured by what you do?"
Still indomitable was the reply-"care for myself." The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles recieved by me when I was sand, and not mad- as I am now. Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be thier worth? They have a worth-so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now it is because I am insane-quite insane: with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregond determinations, are all I have at this hour to stand by: there I plant my foot."
Elizabeth Elliot goes on to say that lines must be drawn- in advance. I remember babysitting at the church nursery for the womens bible study, a long time ago, probably six or seven years, and Mom and Sarah were in the study. After it was done and Sarah and I were talking at home she tells me, "Abbi, some of those women regretted that thier husband was not the only one they had kissed. I don't want that- I'm only going to kiss my husband." I remember that because it was so profound- who waits these days just to kiss? I thought it would be a neat gift to give him and I see the wisdom in it now. So I wanted to do this post so I, and you if you are tempted with things, to look back on it and remember what Jane Eyre did.
I want to quote a part from the Elizabeth Elliot book, "Quest for love." Its one of those, "Single and Happy books," which in my opinion, very well written. Not cheesy at all, and not bordering a Josh McDowell, "I kissed dating goodbye," thing. Even better I think than Eric and Leslie Ludy's, "When God writes your love story."
Anyway, here's a quote actually from the book which is a quote from Jane Eyre (sorry Mackenzie- hey I liked it :-)
This is when he's pressuring Jane to marry him, even though he's already married to an insane person- he thinks because she's insane it doesnt count.
Jane: "While he spoke my very conscience and reason turned traitors against me, and charged me with crime in resisting him. They spoke almost as loud as Feeling: and that clamoredd wildly. "Oh, comply!" it said. "Think of his misery; think of his danger- look at his state when left alone; remember his headlong nature; consider the recklessness following on despair-soothe him; save him; tell him you love him and will be his. Who in the world cares for you? Or who will be injured by what you do?"
Still indomitable was the reply-"care for myself." The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles recieved by me when I was sand, and not mad- as I am now. Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be thier worth? They have a worth-so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now it is because I am insane-quite insane: with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregond determinations, are all I have at this hour to stand by: there I plant my foot."
Elizabeth Elliot goes on to say that lines must be drawn- in advance. I remember babysitting at the church nursery for the womens bible study, a long time ago, probably six or seven years, and Mom and Sarah were in the study. After it was done and Sarah and I were talking at home she tells me, "Abbi, some of those women regretted that thier husband was not the only one they had kissed. I don't want that- I'm only going to kiss my husband." I remember that because it was so profound- who waits these days just to kiss? I thought it would be a neat gift to give him and I see the wisdom in it now. So I wanted to do this post so I, and you if you are tempted with things, to look back on it and remember what Jane Eyre did.
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