We cannot count on God to arrange what happens in our lives in ways that will make us feel good.We can, however, count on God to patiently remove all the obstacles to our enjoyment of Him. He is committed to our joy, and we can depend on Him to give us enough of a taste of that joy and enough hope that the best is still ahead to keep us going in spite of how much pain continues to plague our hearts.

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.

When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let is destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

because I love my life and it takes every step to get to where you are, and if you are happy, then God bless the hard times it took you to get there. No life is without them, so what are yours, and what did you do with the lessons? That is the only way to live. Another

Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits you with open arms.

Not all that have fallen are vanquished.

Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it.

Pain is a part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

It would be great to not have any injuries and just go out and play football and have fun ... But in life there are adversities, and it all just depends on how you overcome them.

A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference nor does he try to make a victory of it.