Quotes about Identity
Whoever is ashamed of marriage is also ashamed of being thought a man, or else he thinks that he can make himself better than God made him.
— Elisabeth Elliot
The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman.
— Elisabeth Elliot
The preoccupations of seventeen-year-old girls--their looks, their clothes, their social life--do not change very much from generation to generation. But in every generation there seem to be a few who make other choices. Amy was one of the few.
— Elisabeth Elliot
I don't want anybody treating me as a "person" rather than as a woman. Our sexual differences are the terms of our life, and to obscure them in any way is to weaken the very fabric of life itself. When they are lost, we are lost.
— Elisabeth Elliot
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
Resolve never to criticize or downgrade yourself, but instead rejoice that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
— Elizabeth George
Let a clear understanding of your identity In Christ shed light on all the ways you can live out your purpose.
— Elizabeth George
Who you are in Christ is far more important and meaningful than what has taken place in your past.
— Elizabeth George
Every act and choice you make is creating the real you and shaping your real life.
— Elizabeth George
Each Christian comes from a different background, upbringing, lineage, and environment. But in Christ we are unified.
— Elizabeth George
People hide their truest nature. I understood that; I even applauded it. What sort of world would it be if people bled all over the sidewalks, if they wept under trees, smacked whomever they despised, kissed strangers, revealed themselves?
— Alice Hoffman
In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.
— Alice Walker