Trials

Cup of Sweetness – Amy Carmichael

A cup brimful of sweetness cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, no matter how suddenly jarred.

– Amy Carmichael –
from Candles in the Dark

God uses affliction to … – JC Ryle

By affliction, Christ . . .
shows us our emptiness and weakness,
draws us to the throne of grace,
purifies our affections,
weans us from the world,
and makes us long for Heaven.

– JC Ryle –

Explaining trials and hardship – Alfred Edersheim

For God to explain a trial would be to destroy its purpose, calling forth simple faith and implicit obedience.

– Alfred Edersheim –

A Christian’s response in any situation – Walter Cradock

Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord.

– Walter Cradock –

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 –