Hannah Hurnard was a British Christian author best known for her allegorical novel Hinds' Feet on High Places. She wrote several other books, such as A Love Story, The Way of the Pilgrimage, and The Love of God. Her works often focused on spiritual journeys, and she was a major influence in the Christian literature movement of the 20th century.
What is the most famous quote by Hannah Hurnard ?
Your reactions to your enemy can hurt you more than your enemy can.
— Hannah Hurnard
What can you learn from Hannah Hurnard (Life Lessons)
- Hannah Hurnard's work emphasizes the importance of trusting in God and relying on His strength and guidance to help us through difficult times.
- She also encourages us to take risks and be brave in the face of adversity, in order to discover our true potential and purpose in life.
- Finally, her work emphasizes the importance of developing a personal relationship with God, which will help us to live a life of faith and joy.
The most interesting Hannah Hurnard quotes that will transform you to a better person
Following is a list of the best Hannah Hurnard quotes, including various Hannah Hurnard inspirational quotes, and other famous sayings by Hannah Hurnard.
Behold me, here I am; thy little handmaiden Acceptance-with-Joy and all that is in my heart is thine.
O Shepherd. You said you would make my feet like hinds' feet and set me upon High Places". "Well", he answered "the only way to develop hinds' feet is to go by the paths which the hinds use.
The heart knoweth its own sorrow and there are times when, like David, it is comforting to think that our tears are put in a bottle and not one of them forgotten by the one who leads us in paths of sorrow.
It is better to go stumbling, and weeping, and crawling like a worm along the way of love, than to give up and choose some other way.
... Every circumstance in life, no matter how crooked and distorted and ugly it appears to be, if it is reacted to in love and forgiveness and obedience to your will can be transformed.
When you wear the weed of impatience in your heart instead of the flower Acceptance-with-Joy, you will always find your enemies get an advantage over you.
I have tried to show as clearly as possible that the very characteristics and weaknesses of temperament with which we were born...can be transformed into their exact opposites and can therefore produce in us the loveliest of all qualities.
Prayer need not be a burdensome duty. It is meant to be a joyful and creative privilege.
Inspirational quotes by Hannah Hurnard
As Christians we know, in theory at least, that in the life of a child of God there are no second causes, that even the most unjust and cruel things, as well as all seemingly pointless and undeserved sufferings, have been permitted by God as a glorious opportunity for us to react to them in such a way that our Lord and Savior is able to produce in us, little by little, his own lovely character.
Those who love most, see most.
Love opens the eyes of our understanding and enables us to see more of the truth than can those who are blinded by self-love. Those who love most, see most.
He shines upon me and makes me to rejoice, and has atoned to me for all that was taken from me and done against me. There is no flower in all the world more blessed or more satisfied than I, for I look up to [my Love] as a weaned child and say, 'Whom have I in heaven but Thee, and there is none upon earth that I desire but Thee'.
God has made us for Himself, and our hearts can never know rest and perfect satisfaction until they find it in Him.