Quotes about Overcoming Obstacles
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
— Jeremiah 12:5
He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
— Lamentations 3:9
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
— Ezekiel 24:12
What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
— Zechariah 4:7
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
— Matthew 13:7
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
— Mark 2:4
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
— Mark 3:27
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
— Mark 6:48
“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
— Mark 11:23
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
— Luke 4:30
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
— Luke 5:19
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
— Luke 8:7