Quotes about Suffering
The fire of hell is called eternal, only because it never ends. Still, there is change in the pains of the lost... Hence in hell true eternity does not exist, but rather time.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
It is the lot of man to suffer; it is also his fortune to forget. Oblivion and sorrow share our being, as darkness and light divide the course of time.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Suffering times are a Christian's harvest time.
— Charles Spurgeon
We are not bearing our crosses every time we have a headache; an aspirin tablet will take care of that. What is meant is the trouble we would not have if we were not Christians.
— Vance Havner
Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.
— Jerry Bridges
The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God.
— Max Lucado
A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power.
— Marianne Williamson
Your human self might be in hell right now, but your divine self is literally untouched by your suffering. And your divine self is who you are.
— Marianne Williamson
Job learned about the vanity of this world by losing it all; the Teacher {Qoheleth} saw it by having it all. (The Message of the Old Testament, p. 536)
— Mark Dever
Until the end, God's people are to wait patiently and serve diligently. In this life we are to suffer courageously and serve humbly like Jesus did during his incarnation, trusting that all will be made right in due time.
— Mark Driscoll
has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.
— Mark Driscoll
we receive suffering when it comes as an opportunity for God to do something good in us and through us. We rejoice not in the pain but rather in what it can accomplish for the gospel so that something as costly as suffering is not wasted but used for God's glory, our joy, and others' good.
— Mark Driscoll