Quotes about Adversity

In the quiet, unexpressed, unwrestled-through disappointments, Satan is handcrafting his most damning weapons against us and those we love. It's his subtle seduction to get us alone with our thoughts so he can slip in whispers that will develop our disappointments into destructive choices.

Sometimes it's easier to overcome a fall and a break than the fear of failure.

What if the worst parts of your life are actually gateways to the very best parts you'd never want to do without?

Let this unexpected happening point to your strength, not your weakness. Maybe you've been entrusted with this. Not cursed with it.

This is what it looks like to rise above the circumstances and determine to hold on to the greater good in the grand scheme of things: honoring God.

God's eyes are on me. His face is not against me. And even if others appear to be against me, I must make sure in my reaction to them that I extend grace and honor God.

every great success story has elements of failure.

It's impossible to hold up the banners of victim and victory at the same time. With

The beliefs we hold should hold us up even when life feels like it's falling apart.

In the middle of the pain you didn't cause, the change you didn't want, or the reality you didn't know was coming . . . your life can still be beautiful.

wisdom like none other can arise from those hard places that bring us low.

God's promises aren't just for certain people at a certain low point. His hope extends into any and every size pit or pothole.