Examine your possibilities.

Welcome to another look into the life and message of Elizabeth Elliott,

as she called us to live to a higher standard every day,

not to be satisfied with just a little religion as a shallow substitute for giving God our best.

As the series continues in the coming weeks, we'll hear from family, friends,

and others who were influenced by Elizabeth's life and message.

Today, we conclude our series on how to simplify your life.

Our topics examine the struggle, and you can, if you will. We'll be hearing from one of Elizabeth's

friends, Eileen Chambers, reminding us that Elizabeth was willing to talk about the tough issues.

Also, one of her caretakers, Samantha Lagoy, will talk about what surprised her the most,

about suffering, humor, and peace. Think about Elizabeth's final years with us later on this program.

Right now, though, it's Gateway to Joy 370, Part 9 in the How to Simplify Your Life Series,

examine the struggle. You are loved with an everlasting love. That's what the Bible says,

and underneath are the everlasting arms. This is your friend, Elizabeth Elliott,

continuing my talk today about how to simplify your life. I hope that I have some listeners who

really do want to simplify their lives, and you're willing to listen to this old woman dish out

some advice. Of course, you're not obligated to take any of it, but I certainly hope and pray

earnestly that these principles, which are part of the principles of my own life,

will help to simplify your own life. And today's talk is about a word that we

bandy about rather loosely. The word is struggle. How often do we hear people say,

well, you know, I'm really struggling with this. We had a girl who lived in our home while she

was a seminary student, and she was a very intelligent woman. She's written some books now. She's

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