That doesn't mean we should say, "Bring me more struggle because more people will get salvation." None of us runs eagerly into that battle. But when the battle comes to us, we know God is working a great purpose.

ways. Most often, the trials we are walking through today are preparing us for a greater role in God's unfolding story.

Faith thrives in holy discomfort. The

Learning to let God help you keep your cool during the little stuff makes it easier to keep your cool when the big things come around.

Your Shepherd didn't just say you're going to the valley. He said you are going through the valley. In other words - you are going to make it.

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

We become wiser by adversity prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.

The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative attitude. No circumstance, no adversity can force you to live in despair. As Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt, often said, 'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.