You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything else.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Hardship
When things seem out of control – AW Tozer
When it looks like things are out of control, behind the scenes there is a God who hasn’t surrendered His authority.
– AW Tozer –
from A Man of God
What makes us complain – Hudson Taylor
It is not so much the greatness of our troubles, as the littleness of our spirit, which makes us complain.
– Hudson Taylor –
God’s love allows suffering – Elisabeth Elliot
Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering … The love of God did not protect His own Son… He will not necessarily protect us – not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
Heaven will make amends – Thomas Watson
Heaven will make amends for all!
– Thomas Watson –
Mercy outweighs affliction – Thomas Watson
Our mercies far outweigh our afflictions. For one affliction—we have a thousand mercies! The sea of God’s mercy swallows up our few drops of affliction!
– Thomas Watson –
Adversity vs Prosperity – Thomas Carlyle
For a hundred that can bear adversity, there is hardly one that can bear prosperity.
– Thomas Carlyle –
Adversity has enriched the world – Billy Graham
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
– Billy Graham –
If you’re not having tribulation – Leonard Ravenhill
If a Christian is not having tribulation in the world, there’s something wrong!
– Leonard Ravenhill –