 Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It's what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven! Author: Rick Warren |
| We must never forget that Christ did not suffer just during His three years of public ministry or the last few days of His life when He was crucified. No, He suffered throughout His life on earth. He who was without sin lived daily with the corruption and sinfulness of lost humanity. Author: A.B. Simpson |
| Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
| The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
| Most of the verses written about praise in God's Word were voiced by people faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
| You don't have to be alone in your hurt! Comfort is yours. Joy is an option. And it's all been made possible by your Saviour. He went without comfort so you might have it. He postponed joy so you might share in it. He willingly chose isolation so you might never be alone in your hurt and sorrow. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
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| Whatever troubles are weighing you down are not chains. They are featherweight when compared to the glory yet to come. With a sweep of a prayer and the praise of a child's heart, God can strip away any cobweb. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
| You cannot help distresses coming. They will come, and offenses will come, but woe unto those that cause offenses. See that you do not cause offense. See that you live in a higher tide. See that your tongue cannot move. Author: Smith Wigglesworth |
| Adversity is hard to endure, and can even be harder to understand. If God were really in control, why would He allow the tragic auto accident or crucial job loss? How could He permit cancer in a loved one or the death of a child? Grappling with His concern for us we ask, "Why is God allowing this?" or "What have I done wrong? Author: Jerry Bridges |
| The work of spirituality is to recognize where we are - the particular circumstances of our lives - to recognize grace and say, "Do you suppose God wants to be with me in a way that does not involve changing my spouse or getting rid of my spouse or my kids, but in changing me, and doing something in my life that maybe I could never experience without this pain and this suffering? Author: Edmund Clowney |
| The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man. Author: Charles Wesley |
| Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered. Author: Oswald Chambers |
