Quotes about Circumstances

That kind of thinking says my job every day is to put my life in God's hands. God's job every day is to use my circumstances for his glory.

I will use this period of spiritual training in my life to focus on the greatness of my God instead of the impossibility of my circumstances.

You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.

Life's greatest rewards come from your inner self, from the choices you make, from how you decide to live under whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

Don't change your circumstances to improve your life—change yourself to improve your circumstances.

Choose to be responsible for how you view your circumstances.

No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us—it's the spirit within us.

I spent years studying theology and philosophy. They were good years, but I was mistaken to believe that the study of meaning would give me a sense of meaning. Studying love does not cause you to fall in love. Falling in love happens under a certain set of circumstances.

True holiness does not make a Christian evade difficulties, but it allows him to face and overcome them. Jesus wants His people to show that His grace is not a mere greenhouse plant that can only thrive under shelter, but is a strong, hardy thing that can flourish in every circumstance of life. It is doing our duty in that condition to which God has called us — like salt in the midst of corruption and light in the midst of darkness — that is a primary element in sanctification.

A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Because there's a big difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is external and can change when your circumstances change. If you believe that money will make you happy, for instance, and then you lose all your money, you'll be very unhappy. But joy is deep inside us and isn't dependent on circumstances.