Quotes About Adversity

Don't be hostage to your expectations, she would teach. Sometimes trauma doesn't look the way you think it should.

I cannot but think that he who finds a certain proportion of pain and evil inseparably woven up in the life of the very worms, will bear his own share with more courage and submission.

Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run…the secret to success, my friends, is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems.

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

Yet we have gone on living,Living and partly living.

A cold coming we had of it,Just the worst time of the year.

Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.

And now, my friends, a dragon's toast! Here's to life's little blessings: war, plagues, and all forms of evil. Their presence keeps us alert--- and their absence keeps us grateful.

If someone must be hurt, if it ever becomes necessary to bear pains, weather strong winds, or withstand trials or opposition, let it be adults and not children.

Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.

you leave the cage, the transition into the jungle will definitely be challenging. You take a few steps forward and a few back. You stumble and fall and get back on your feet. Such is the way we learn to lean forward and keep stumbling toward success.

But you cannot go through the Door of Destiny without passing through the Hall of Haters.

Be strong enough to stand up again, even after haters make you drop to your knees.

both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma.

Serving the Lord is not always easy or popular. Folks may laugh at you on your job, mocking and making fun of your faith. But once you decide that there's no turning back, something in your heart rises up and says "no" to the devil and "yes" to the Lord.

The road that gives you fulfillment, purpose, and joy as it takes you to Destiny is always peppered with jealous, envious, and angry people whose venomous darts are aimed squarely in your direction as you travel.

we cannot allow past circumstances to abort future opportunity. If you have experienced loss in your life, God has a way of restoring things you thought you would never see again.

We may not like to admit it, but what if our crushing is necessary in order for our potential to be fulfilled?

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.

The finished product you see on the peaks is the end result of the resurrection in the valley.

No matter how strong we are, there is always something that can cause the heart to flutter and the pulse to weaken.

God gives you the strength to stand in the midst of turmoil and walk through it victoriously!

It is from the depths of dark and dirty places in our lives that we scream for God's attention and help while misunderstanding that, just like with a natural seed, it is the microbes in the soil of life that eat away at our efforts to protect ourselves from harm.

We hope that our incessant need to make things better for them didn't make them less capable human beings, less able to withstand the trials that will come their way because they didn't experience any disruption growing up.