Quotes about Trial

If we didn't have to stand against temptation, we'd never know our own spiritual strength.

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.

There is ever the prior question of plain duty, with which nothing else, however tempting or promising of success, can come into conflict; and such seasons may be only those when our faith and patience are put on trial, so as to bring it clearly before us, whether or not, quite irrespective of all else, we are content to leave everything in the hands of God.

Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.

Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.

it is a most severe trial for those women to be called to lay down beauty, who have nothing else to take up. It is for this sober season of life that education should lay up its rich resources.

They brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

The bread of adversity, and the water of affliction.

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

I do here speak it before the court. I look that the Lord should deliver me by his providence.

The object of trial is just to draw you away from what is earthly, in order that you may turn to God and give Him time to unite your will with His perfect will.