Quotes about Circumstances
Happiness is dependent on our circumstances; Joy is dependent on our relationship.
— Charles Stanley
If you are born poor it's not your mistake, But if you die poor it's your mistake.
— Bill Gates
Every single thing that Jesus taught us to do was something he had put into daily practice in circumstances just like ours.
— Dallas Willard
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16 — 18)
— Lysa TerKeurst
Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life.
— Rick Warren
when we talk about the peace of God, don't think of singing and swaying and holding hands in a circle. The peace of God is strong, intense, palpable, real. You can sense its stable presence giving you inner security despite insecure circumstances.
— Priscilla Shirer
A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances, instead of your circumstances having power over you.
— Joyce Meyer
The diversity we see in the Bible reflects the inevitably changing circumstances of the biblical writers across the centuries as they grappled with their sacred yet ancient and ambiguous tradition.
— Peter Enns
Why precisely this or that one is placed in circumstances which lead to saving faith, while others are not so placed, is indeed, a mystery. We cannot explain the workings of Providence; but we do know that the Judge of all the earth shall do right, and that when we attain to perfect knowledge we shall see that He has sufficient reasons for all His acts.
— Loraine Boettner
You need to circle the goals God wants you to go after, the promises God wants you to claim, and the dreams God wants you to pursue. And once you spell Jericho, you need to circle it in prayer. Then you need to keep circling until the walls come tumbling down.
— Mark Batterson
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.
— Jerry Bridges