Quotes about Struggles

Faith has to be grown. It doesn't just blossom overnight. Life gives you all sorts of ups and downs, and usually those issues are small enough that your faith gets tested and stretched and hopefully produces even more faith.

The Bible is written for the rough realities of life, the nitty-gritty of the here and now.

I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.

Again, so many people think that they wouldn't be going through their struggles if God were really with them. But that's simply not the case. Having Jesus in the stern beside you doesn't mean the storm won't rock your boat. It just means the storm won't sink you.

When dealing with overly critical people, try to see past the arrows to the struggles that launched them.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

One of the secrets to life, Epiphany, is to find your gifts and focus on those. Leave your liabilities in the dust of the road not taken. The world is an imperfect place. Everyone struggles. Successful people see trials as growth experiences, rather than stumbling blocks. You have everything you need for success. You're a beautiful young woman, and you're strong, and you have a clever mind. If you let anyone convince you otherwise, you steal from yourself.

Most of my struggles in the Christian life circle around the same two themes: why God doesn't act the way we want God to, and why I don't act the way God wants me to. Prayer is the precise point where those themes converge.

discovered that some of our efforts can actually drown out the good news and become stumbling blocks to faith.

Every Christian has hurts and this is one of yours, but you go to God every time and He holds you.

For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.

Jesus said, "It is impossible that no offenses should come" (Luke 17:1). It is not a question of opportunity to be offended, but what your response will be. It is an unfortunate fact that, not some, but many are offended and held captive.