The other day I came home from work and saw a package on my front porch. Since my brother just graduated from high school, I assumed that it was a present from him. What a nice surprise when I discovered that it was for me! It was a sweet note along with a book from one of my mom's best friends. The note said that she had been doing some spring cleaning and found that she had two copies of this book Quest for Love. My name came to her mind when she found the book and hoped that I would read it. (These days I'm doing as much reading as I possibly can since I don't have any reading to do for school so I was very excited to acquire a new book.) I love when God uses people in my life to suggest books, friends, restaurants, etc. It's such a powerful reminder that we are on His mind when He puts us on the minds of others.
Anyway, I immediately picked the book up to start reading it. I was hooked. I had never read a book by Elizabeth Elliot before, though I had heard of her incredible story and God-given wisdom. I absolutely love her style of writing and her wisdom that bleeds through every page. She's also incredibly blunt, which I appreciate. This book is actually the sequel to another one of her books called Passion and Purity (which I hope to read soon). It contains letters that people have written to Elliot about their quests to find spouses and her responses to them. At the end of each chapter, she bullet points some key parts of the stories: things to imitate, things to avoid, and questions to think about.
When I began the book, all of the ideas presented sounded very archaic. Don't get me wrong, I firmly believe that I should have lived during the 50's. I love poodle skirts, can't wait to be a stay at home mom one day, love cooking, and feel very uncomfortable talking about inappropriate things. Therefore, this should not have been so strange to me. Elliot firmly believes in men pursuing women, men making the first move, God's will being the first thing thought of, etc. As the book went on, I found myself agreeing with most of the things she said, if not all.
I would definitely suggest this book to other people to read. It's not a self-help, "you will find your soul-mate after you read it", "single girls' Bible" kind of book. It's purely the story of how God has placed couples together when they sought his will and wisdom in their lives.
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