Quotes related to James 1:2-4
See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
— John of the Cross
Our glory is hidden in our pain, if we allow God to bring the gift of himself in our experience of it.
— Henri Nouwen
Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect.
— Matt Chandler
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
— Vance Havner
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.
— CS Lewis
In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.
— Charles Spurgeon
God often hides His blessing in trouble or trial, which makes it all the sweeter when it comes our way.
— AW Tozer
Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.
— St. Augustine
God's purpose in increasing our trials is to sensitize us to people we never would have been able to relate to otherwise.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
Most of the verses written about praise in God's Word were voiced by people who were faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
Your pain has a purpose. Your problems, struggles, heartaches, and hassles cooperate toward one end-the glory of God.
— Max Lucado
Circumstances and crises are God's tools to move you into your purpose and the maximizing of your potential.
— Myles Munroe