God, this is a dark place. I may not see it now, but I believe it's working for me. I'm getting stronger. I'm developing patience and perseverance and learning to trust You.

You are closest to your victory when you face the greatest opposition.

You shouldn't be constantly uptight, worried, rebuking, resisting, and trying to fix things. It takes a mature person to say, "Everything is not perfect. I have some struggles and some situations I wish were different, but can I tell you that all is well? I'm at peace. I'm not upset. I know at the right time God will remove the weeds. Until then I'm going to relax and enjoy my life." First the Weed, Then the Harvest

The difficulties you face are not there to defeat you. They are there to increase you. Just

Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem when all the odds were against him. Determination and persistence pulsate through your bloodline.

Don't wait for things to turn around, and then you'll have a good attitude. You have to be your best where you are. God doesn't have to bring you out of the trouble; He can cause you to flourish in the trouble.

Don't expect everything to be easy. Don't expect everyone to be for you. If it hasn't happened yet, that doesn't mean it's not going to happen. The victory is on the other side of the opposition.

Pain is a part of life...misery is an option.

Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.

The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.

Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.

There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes.