Quotes about Adversity
Whatever you face, remind yourself that you can handle it. You've been designed for it.
- Joel Osteen
Don't wait for things to turn around, and then you'll have a good attitude. You have to be your best where you are. God doesn't have to bring you out of the trouble; He can cause you to flourish in the trouble.
- Joel Osteen
You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good.
- Joel Osteen
Anything you must have to be happy, the enemy can use it against you. When you can say, "God, this is what I want, but even if it doesn't work out my way, I'm still going to be happy." That takes away the power of the enemy.
- Joel Osteen
Every storm you went through, every bad break, and every dark, lonely season deposited something on the inside. It pushed you to mature, pushed you to trust God in a greater way, pushed you to be more resilient and determined.
- Joel Osteen
Sometimes we're discouraged because of what we've brought on ourselves. It's not the enemy; it's our attitude. You can't change other people ... how you were raised, who your parents are, but you can change your attitude.
- Joel Osteen
Yea, though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest son of a bitch in the valley.
- Joel Rosenberg
Pain is a part of life...misery is an option.
- Annette Funicello
You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.
- Harold S. Kushner
The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.
- Jennifer Lopez
Suffering will come, trouble will come - that's part of life; a sign that you are alive. If you have no suffering and no trouble, the devil is taking it easy. You are in his hand.
- Mother Teresa
When you find your way you cannot be scared. You need to be brave enough to take wrong steps. The deceptions, failures, lack of enthusiasm, are tools that God places in our way to reveal the path.
- Paulo Coelho