Adversity

“Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief, and yet in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which his supernatural power is demonstrated.”  -  Charles Stanley

“The only way to learn a strong faith is to endure great trials.  I have learned my faith by standing firm amid the most severe of tests.”  – George Mueller

“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.”   – Peter Marshall

“When God allows extraordinary trials for His people, He prepares extraordinary comforts for them.”  – Corie te Boom

“God will never let you sink under your circumstances.  He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.”-  Barbara Johnson

“If we make our troubles an opportunity to learn more of God’s love and His power to aid and bless, then they will teach us to have a firmer confidence in His providence.”  – Billy Graham

“We must meet our disappointments, our persecution, our malicious enemies, our provoking friends, our trials and temptations of every sort, with an attitude of surrender and trust.  We must spread our wings and mount up to the heavenly places in Christ above them all where they will lose their power to harm or distress us.”  -Hannah Whitall Smith

“We can take great comfort that God never sleeps- so we can.”  - Dianna Booher

“Trial and triumph are what God uses to scribble all over the pages of our lives.  They are signs that He is using us, love us, shaping us to His image, enjoying our companionship, delivering us from evil and writing eternity into our hearts.” -  Barbara Johnson

“Troubles we bear trustfully can bring us a fresh vision of God and a new outlook on life, an outlook of peace and hope.” -Billy Graham

“Don’t fret or worry.  Instead of worrying, pray.  Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.  Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good will come and settle you down.  It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”-    Phil 4: 6-7  The Message

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