You are closest to your victory when you face the greatest opposition.

They're a part of His divine plan. Think of a seed. As long as a seed remains in the light, it cannot germinate and will never become what it was created to be. The seed must be planted in the soil, in a dark place, so that the potential on the inside will come to life. In the same way, there are seeds of greatness in us—dreams, goals, talents, potential—that will only come to life in a dark place.

half of our happiness is determined by factors other than biology. Ten percent is connected to "life circumstances" and the other 40 percent is dependent on our life decisions. It

You shouldn't be constantly uptight, worried, rebuking, resisting, and trying to fix things. It takes a mature person to say, "Everything is not perfect. I have some struggles and some situations I wish were different, but can I tell you that all is well? I'm at peace. I'm not upset. I know at the right time God will remove the weeds. Until then I'm going to relax and enjoy my life." First the Weed, Then the Harvest

The cancer wasn't a stumbling block.

God never said we would understand everything along the way. He didn't promise that there wouldn't be any paim, suffering and disappointments. But He did promise that it would all work out for our good.

There are some things you can only learn in a storm.

You can't pray away every difficulty; you can't pray away everything you don't like. If the situation is not changing, then God is using the situation to change you.

God never said we would understand everything along the way. He didn't promise that there wouldn't be any pain, suffering and disappointments. But He did promise that it would all work out for our good.

The difficulties you face are not there to defeat you. They are there to increase you. Just

Everything that happens in life—the difficulties, the delays, the things that are not fair—they're not random. God is giving you the opportunity to grow, to come up higher. He's getting you prepared to handle the weight of favor, the weight of influence.

Understand, adversities are simply a test of your faith. Perhaps God wants to see how you will treat other people when you are mistreated.