Quotes related to James 1:2-4
At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.
— John Piper
Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life.
— Joyce Meyer
Life has been very hard on me, but, at the same time, it has taught me a great deal.
— Paulo Coelho
Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed
— Rick Warren
Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It's what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!
— Rick Warren
I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?
— Epictetus
To me, the human experience does involve a great deal of anguish. It's joyful, but it's bittersweet. I just think that's life.
— Amy Grant
Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.'
— Charles Spurgeon
Everything that happens to me can help me along in my Christian life.
— E Stanley Jones
Life breaks us all but in the end we are stronger in the broken places.
— Ernest Hemingway
The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities
— Norman Vincent Peale
Life is a school and problems are the curriculum.
— Rick Warren