Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes its jewels with.
– Robert Leighton –
Trials
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 –
Scripture Teaches Us – John Flavel
The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying.
– John Flavel –
Interruptions are Real Life – CS Lewis
We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.
– CS Lewis –