Quotes about Obstacles

Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

Success is buried on the other side of rejection.

Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However, from time to time a great obstacle appears in our path, which was put there by God, and which is there for a reason. The reason is: to give us the opportunity to change everything, to move forwards.

Not everyone can see his dreams come true in the same way.

What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World test everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon'.