Quotes related to James 1:2-4
Instead of fixing all your problems, God may be wanting to use your problems to teach you to trust and obey Him.
— Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Whether we like it or not, life has a lot of drama and pain. But God is writing a great story. Are we going to let Him? Are we going to trust Him?
— Beth Moore
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
— Charles Swindoll
If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, "Why me?" Instead ask, "What do you want me to learn?" Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
— Rick Warren
Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust and confidence in God.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
What once seemed such a curse has become a blessing. All the agony that threatened to destroy my life now seems like the fertile ground for greater trust, stronger hope, and deeper love.
— Henri Nouwen
We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.
— CS Lewis
Love the process and you'll love what the process produces.
— Jon Gordon
What if I gave thanks in the trouble, for the trouble, because the trouble is a gift that causes me to turn? What if I loved God not for His goods but for His love itself that is goodness enough?
— Ann Voskamp
In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me with joy in all that you do. For is there a joy greater than to suffer for love?'
— St. Therese of Lisieux
Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
By the law of nature, there is no pleasure in suffering; but divine love, when it reigns in a heart, makes it take delight in its sufferings.
— Alphonsus Liguori