Circumstances which we have resented, situations which we have found desperately difficult, have all been the means in the hands of God of driving the nails into the self-life which so easily complains.
– Alan Redpath –
Trials
Feeling the suffering of others – William Wilberforce
If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.
– William Wilberforce –
Adversity is diamond dust – Robert Leighton
Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes its jewels with.
– Robert Leighton –
You are not called to be comfortable – Francis Chan
God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
– Francis Chan –
How to develop character – Leonard Ravenhill
You can’t develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
If the Lord is your friend – Charles Spurgeon
If the Lord is your friend, who is he that can harm you? All is well.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Trials Teach Us – Charles Spurgeon
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Conflict develops character – Leonard Ravenhill
You can’t develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
The Enrichment of Adversity – Billy Graham
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
– Billy Graham –