Poet Lord Byron was right when he stated, "Adversity is the first path to truth.

EMBRACE THE ADVERSITIES YOU MAY BE FACING IN YOUR LIFE, AND RETRAIN YOURSELF TO VIEW THEM AS BENEFICIAL.

Crisis doesn't necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

The problem promise: when you handle them well, problems promise to make you better.

Learn to view your problems as temporary stumbling blocks.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Be glad in the Lord and receive willingly from His Hand all that he designs for my holiness - both painful and pleasant.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

Characters only take action after they are challenged by an outside force.

In stories, the external problem is often a physical, tangible problem the hero must overcome in order to save the day.

Most of us struggle with the opposite. We don't bring up the negative stakes enough and so the story we're telling falls flat. Remember, if there are no stakes, there is no story.

It made me think about the hard lives so many people have had, the sacrifices they've endured, and how those people will see heaven differently from those of us who have had easier lives.