---
title: "1 Loving Plan Quotes By Elyse Fitzpatrick"
description: "1 Loving Plan quotes by Elyse Fitzpatrick. Plus more from Elyse Fitzpatrick and more Loving Plan sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg"
---

> [If in God's loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure that He's got your ultimate happiness at heart. He's working to free you from your worries, not by giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow-before-what-appears-to-be-a/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg)

## More by Elyse Fitzpatrick

> [“The declarations of the gospel are unavoidably tied to the obligations of the Gospel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-declarations-of-the-gospel-are-unavoidably-tied-to-the/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [“The one encouragement we can always give our children (and one another) is that God is more powerful than our sin, and He's strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-one-encouragement-we-can-always-give-our-children-and-one-another/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [“Everything that isn't gospel is law. Let us say it again: Everything that isn't gospel is law. Every way we try to make our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/everything-that-isn-t-gospel-is-law-let-us-say-it-again-everything/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [ Unless we're very intentional about meditating on these truths \[that show God's love\], they slip from our thoughts like misty dreams that evaporate in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/unless-we-re-very-intentional-about-meditating-on-these-truths-that/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [We forget the gospel when we neglect our adoption and think that we're still just a hired servant. The Father doesn't let us come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/we-forget-the-gospel-when-we-neglect-our-adoption-and-think-that-we/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [Idols aren't stone statues. They are thoughts, desires, and longings that we worship in the place of the true God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/idols-aren-t-stone-statues-they-are-thoughts-desires-and-longings/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [“The sinful heart is never transformed by conformity to the imperatives but only by relationship with the One who cleanses hearts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-sinful-heart-is-never-transformed-by-conformity-to-the/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [Our obedience has its origin in God's prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/our-obedience-has-its-origin-in-god-s-prior-action-and-forgetting/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [The curse of death for disobedience has been silenced because, for believers, there is no longer any Law we have to obey to merit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-curse-of-death-for-disobedience-has-been-silenced-because-for/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [The law was given to crush our self-confidence and drive us to Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-law-was-given-to-crush-our-self-confidence-and-drive-us-to-jesus/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [I wish I hated my own sin as much as I hate everyone else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/i-wish-i-hated-my-own-sin-as-much-as-i-hate-everyone-else-s/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [The gospel frees us from demanding our own way, because nothing we desire to obtain is worth sinning against such love and kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/the-gospel-frees-us-from-demanding-our-own-way-because-nothing-we/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [“Our faith works because we love, and we love because he has first loved us. Our faith is then emboldened by this responsive love;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/our-faith-works-because-we-love-and-we-love-because-he-has-first/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/maturity-in-the-christian-life-is-measured-by-only-one-test-how-much/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

> [“Pure, unadulterated, consistent love for God and pure, unadulterated, consistent love for others is the summation of all the law God has given us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/pure-unadulterated-consistent-love-for-god-and-pure-unadulterated/)

[Elyse Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-fitzpatrick/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Loving Plan Quotes By Elyse Fitzpatrick",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If in God's loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure that He's got your ultimate happiness at heart. He's working to free you from your worries, not by giving freedom from trouble, but by arranging circumstances so that as you go through them you'll experience the truth that He is everything He says He is",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elyse Fitzpatrick"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-fitzpatrick/if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow-before-what-appears-to-be-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If in God's loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure…” — Elyse Fitzpatrick",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/",
            "name": "Loving Plan Quotes by Elyse Fitzpatrick",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/elyse-fitzpatrick-19135_arranging_if-in-god-s-loving-plan-you-have-to-bow_2710211.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Loving Plan quotes by Elyse Fitzpatrick. Plus more from Elyse Fitzpatrick and more Loving Plan sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Loving Plan",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Elyse Fitzpatrick",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loving-plan/elyse-fitzpatrick/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```