Quotes about Suffering
Christ exposed Himself not only to the unbridled hostility of angry men, but, more significantly, to the unmitigated wrath of God.
- RC Sproul
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.
- St. Augustine
Giving thanks is that: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of God when Satan and all the world would sneer at us to recant.
- Ann Voskamp
Suffering is unbearable if you aren't certain that God is for you and with you.
- Timothy Keller
God only allows pain if He's allowing something new to be born.
- Ann Voskamp
It's good to suffer. Dont complain. Bear, bow, accept - and be grateful that God has made you suffer. For this makes you better than the people who are laughing and happy.
- Ayn Rand
We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering.
- Tullian Tchividjian
Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss and hurt is in and through.
- Henri Nouwen
Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.
- Joni Eareckson Tada
If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.
- Oswald Chambers
Jesus' response to suffering people and to "nobodies" provides a glimpse into the heart of God. God is not the unmoved Absolute, but rather the Loving One who draws near.
- Philip Yancey
The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
- Rick Warren