Quotes about Struggle

The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.

Without temptation the soul cannot grow.

Called by the sirens and followed by an albatross.

I'm tired. I'm tired of feeling rejected by the American people. I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night worrying about the war.

Emancipation was a proclamation, but not a fact.

Yes, of course Yahweh could defeat all of Judah's enemies." "Then why didn't He, Grandpa?" Zechariah's face looked sad as he shook his head. "Because our nation no longer believes in Him... and so no one bothered to ask Him to.

Hmm. Relationships between fathers and sons can be notoriously difficult, especially for two men who are as different as you and your father are." "Yes, and he's also the king--that makes our relationship impossible.

God also puts His people in the middle of things for the same reason that He put the tree of temptation in the middle of the garden--so that our choice to follow Him would be a conscious, daily one. Every time we publicly choose to live for Christ, He is glorified.

The journey has been a parody of my life recently: rushing, waiting, wandering, feeling lost and losing sleep, wondering if I'm getting anywhere.

Love for God is never instant. It has to grow and mature just like any other kind of love. The struggle is always with our will.

Maybe it's because spiritual growth and vibrant faith in God don't happen in isolation, but under pressure.

Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift...