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> [“He forced his mind clear of other thoughts and waited. Stillness, he had learned, did not come naturally. He practiced it. Sometimes, as he waited, he heard the Lord’s voice coursing through his spirit almost audibly. Other times he heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/he-forced-his-mind-clear-of-other-thoughts-and-waited-stillness-he/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

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## More by Elizabeth Musser

> [“God doesn’t want us to rescue our children. He’s the Rescuer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/god-doesn-t-want-us-to-rescue-our-children-he-s-the-rescuer/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“God does not waste our suffering. It always serves a purpose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/god-does-not-waste-our-suffering-it-always-serves-a-purpose/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“Aching for one thing and enjoying something else aren’t mutually exclusive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/aching-for-one-thing-and-enjoying-something-else-aren-t-mutually/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“Have you noticed that it is usually easier to judge than obey? Religious people are especially good at it. I tried”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/have-you-noticed-that-it-is-usually-easier-to-judge-than-obey/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“He forced his mind clear of other thoughts and waited. Stillness, he had learned, did not come naturally. He practiced it. Sometimes, as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/he-forced-his-mind-clear-of-other-thoughts-and-waited-stillness-he/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“Thinking too much just brings it back to me, me, me—but thanking takes my eyes off myself and my mistakes and puts them on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/thinking-too-much-just-brings-it-back-to-me-me-me-but-thanking-takes/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“The absolute gut-level truth was that he had no desire for God to interrupt him in this way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/the-absolute-gut-level-truth-was-that-he-had-no-desire-for-god-to/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“Pain and blessings, deep wounds and healed scars, and, thank heaven, a God who could make sense of it all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/pain-and-blessings-deep-wounds-and-healed-scars-and-thank-heaven-a/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“always a choice, even in not choosing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/always-a-choice-even-in-not-choosing/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“Life takes many twists and turns. It bruises and burns and rips apart. But it also loves and heals and forgives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/life-takes-many-twists-and-turns-it-bruises-and-burns-and-rips-apart/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“It’s a dangerous thing to want everyone’s approval, Gabriella. You must be willing to stand firm and take the risk of being misunderstood. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/it-s-a-dangerous-thing-to-want-everyone-s-approval-gabriella-you-must/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

> [“seeking to be free of something and freed to something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-musser/seeking-to-be-free-of-something-and-freed-to-something/)

[Elizabeth Musser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-musser/)

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