The missionary-martyr Jim Elliot, who lost his life in seeking to 
win the Auca people to Christ, is perhaps best known for his statement:
I once-upon-a-time taught homiletics (how to preach) to a group of undergraduate students when Northeastern Bible College in New Jersey was still in existence. I remember telling them that if they use a quote in a sermon, and mess up the quote as they were giving it, to just keep going.
One student, impressed by the above quote from Jim Elliot, tried to use it in his sermon. He botched it — and said something like . . .
Inwardly, I was cracking up. But outwardly I was so proud that he kept on going in his sermon!
Questions:
1. What profound statement have you heard from someone that helps to guide your life?
2. How do you relate this statement by Jim Elliot to what Jesus says in Matthew 10: 39″ Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”?
John
February 16, 2013 at 12:49 pm
“If you don’t know what to do, do something”.
I have no idea who said this, but this simple statement has served me well in my life.
Even when the “something” turned out to be wrong, it guided me to make the correction to do right.
John
larrydixon
February 16, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Interesting point, John. Although I once had an EMT friend who said, “If you don’t know what to do at the scene of an accident, do nothing (but call 911).” But sheer inactivity, passivity, and uninvolvement, are never commendable, are they?
Jacob
February 21, 2013 at 7:44 pm
That’s interesting. Is it any more commendable when God is passive/inactive?