Be daring. None of us have a long time to live. Again, what years we have, let us live them with God. If there is any suffering, it will be sweet, even pleasant, while we are with Him. And brother, without Him the greatest pleasure you could ever have would be but anguish.
– Brother Lawrence –
I will stay in this prison until moss grows on my eyelids before disobeying God.
– John Bunyan –
When the house churches heard about the arrest of 36 of the 39 workers, do you think they were disillusioned? Far from it! Believers all around the nation lifted up holy hands before the Lord and with tears streaming down their cheeks they thanked the Lord for performing the great miracle of getting three Chinese missionaries out of China! We have learned to be thankful for any advance of the gospel.
– from Back To Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission –
When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord’s choicest wines.
– Samuel Rutherford –
Afflictions are but the shadows of God’s wings.
– George Macdonald –
We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God.
– DL Moody –
As I look back over fifty years of ministry, I recall innumerable tests, trials and times of crushing pain. But through it all, the Lord has proven faithful, loving, and totally true to all his promises.
– David Wilkerson –
The only crown Jesus ever wore on earth was a crown of thorns.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. –