 Do not be despondent when fighting against the incorporeal enemy, but even in the midst of your afflictions and oppression praise the Lord, Who has found you worthy to suffer for Him, by struggling against the subtlety of the serpent, and to be wounded for Him at every hour; for had you not lived piously, and endeavored to become united to God, the enemy would not have attacked and tormented you. Author: John of Kronstadt |
| Should pain and suffering, sorrow, and grief, rise up like clouds and overshadow for a time the Sun of Righteousness and hide Him from your view, do not be dismayed, for in the end this cloud of woe will descend in showers of blessing on your head, and the Sun of Righteousness rise upon you to set no more for ever. Author: Sadhu Sundar Singh |
| Affliction is then come to the height and its complete measure, when the sinner is made sensible of his own weakness, and doth see there is no help for him, save in God alone. Author: David Dickson |
| Afflictions have the same use and end to our souls, that frosty weather hath upon those clothes that are laid and bleaching, they alter the hue and make them white. Author: John Flavel
Source: The Mystery of Providence. |
| The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness. Author: John Flavel
Source: The Fountain of Life, 1671. |
| No marvel if the worldling escape earthly afflictions. God corrects him not. He is base born and begot. God will not do him the favour to whip him. The world afflicts him not, because it loves him: for each man is indulgent to his own. God uses not the rod where He means to use the Word. The pillory or scourge is for those malefactors that shall escape execution. Author: Joseph Hall |
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| Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because he sees I can bear no more. Author: Joseph Hall |
| The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory. Author: Richard Sibbes |
| As sure as God puts His children in the furnace of affliction, He will be with them in it. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| It seems to me that doubt is worse than trial. I had sooner suffer any affliction than be left to question the gospel or my own interest in it. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: Sermons, 29.79. |
| Most of the grand truths of God have to be learned by trouble; they must be burned into us with the hot iron of affliction, otherwise we shall not truly receive them. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| Providence is wonderfully intricate. Ah! You want always to see through Providence, do you not? You never will, I assure you. You have not eyes good enough. You want to see what good that affliction was to you; you must believe it. You want to see how it can bring good to the soul; you may be enabled in a little time; but you cannot see it now; you must believe it. Honor God by trusting Him. Author: Charles Spurgeon
Source: God's Providence, p. 19. |
