 You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy. Author: John Calvin |
| Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. Author: Jonathan Edwards |
| They gave our Master a crown of thorns. Why do we hope for a crown of roses? Author: Martin Luther |
| The human heart is like the millstone in a mill; when you put wheat under it, it turns and grinds the wheat into flour. If you put no wheat in, it still grinds on, but then it is itself it grinds and slowly wears away. Author: Martin Luther |
| Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl. Author: Matthew Henry |
Calamity clarifies and comfort confuses; persecution purifies and prosperity pollutes!
- Kevin Turner Author: Assorted Authors |
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| We all know people who have been made much meaner and more irritable and more intolerable to live with by suffering: it is not right to say that all suffering perfects. It only perfects one type of person - the one who accepts the call of God in Christ Jesus. Author: Oswald Chambers |
| God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty. Author: Peter Marshall |
| When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. Author: Peter Marshall |
| Tis better to suffer wrong than do it. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. Author: Thomas Fuller |
