Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord.
– Walter Cradock –
Trials
2 Ways to get out of a trial – AB Simpson
There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is to simply try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity of obtaining a larger measure of Divine grace. Thus even the adversary becomes an auxiliary, and the things that seem to be against us turn out to be for the furtherance of our way. Surely, this is to be more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
– AB Simpson –
Promised suffering – CS Lewis
We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program.
– CS Lewis –
Ordeal vs Adventure – Mark Boyter
The difference between ordeal and adventure is your attitude.
– Mark Boyter –
Seeing our sin in our difficulty – Thomas Watson
We can best see the ugly visage of sin, in the looking-glass of affliction.
– Thomas Watson –
Praying with eyes on God – Oswald Chambers
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.
– Oswald Chambers –
Jesus is here – Corrie ten Boom
Dear Jesus…how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here.
– Corrie ten Boom –
Impossible opportunities – Charles Swindoll
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
– Charles Swindoll –
Death is a gain – Charles Spurgeon
The Christian need not dread sickness, for he has nothing to lose, but everything to gain, by death.
– Charles Spurgeon –