Yet ruled he not long, so great had been his suffering, and so bitter the fire of his testing, for after the space of three years he died. And he who came after him ruled evilly.

I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trails are often blessings in disguise.

Yes, everyone faces challenges in their lives, and people commonly say it doesn't matter what the challenge is; what matters is how one responds to it.

The situations in which we find ourselves are never as important as our responses to them, which come from our "spiritual" side.

Job said, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face."

Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.

Life wasn't made to be easy on folks: they wouldn't ever have any reason to be good and die.

There are good men everywhere, at all times. Most men are. Some are just unlucky, because most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be. And I've known some that even the circumstances couldn't stop. ~from 'Delta Autumn

Annoying mishaps always seem to cluster around times of spiritual fruitfulness. That's not exactly coincidence.

Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with.