Quotes about Challenges

we're not always ready to receive God's love. And we're not prepared to accept that it comes in a variety of ways. Often when we least expect it, God's love can show up in the form of something or someone we aren't happy to see-something or someone we want to push away or even run from. And, let me tell you, God's love can make us downright uncomfortable at times.

Sometimes regulations hinder and need to be broken or ignored.

But for those who resist insisting on idyllic circumstances and faultless people, new beginnings can be had.

God can prevail and bear wonderful fruit from an unequally yoked couple as we will see, even though their lives are often more complicated than they had to be.

It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22

Victory always assumes a counterpart defeat. We will never take our places as "more than overcomers" with nothing to overcome. We will never be victors without opponents.

We can't go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!" So they gave a negative report to the Israelites. Numbers 13:31—32

When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them. Mark 4:15

We may as well accept faith challenges as a fact of life and not be shocked or feel picked on when they come.

Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you?" John 6:61

He acknowledged our God-given need to matter by telling us to rule over them and subdue them. Furthermore, God could have made the garden of Eden self-maintaining. Instead, He appointed Adam to work it and take care of it. God could have created the animals with names, but He knew Adam could use the challenge and the satisfaction naming them would bring. In the same way Eve received a purpose that granted significance. No one else was a suitable helper to Adam.

Unfortunately, human hearts seem remarkably resistant to wisdom.