Quotes About Overcoming

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.

Tell me how you crumble when you hit the wall,the place you cannot go beyond by the strength of your own will. What carries you to the other side of that wall, to the fragile beauty of your own humanness?

A person who cannot handle setbacks will never handle victories either.

Winners never suffer defeat, but rather just many setbacks on their way to victory.

You cannot live your dreams and fears simultaneously. One must die.

When a person falls to the very depths of suffering—where he can find no escape—he is somehow able to find new courage.

As usual, the deed was less daunting than the thought of it.

Let your setbacks propel you forward.

No amount of darkness can ever put out the smallest flicker of light.

Quitting is the only thing that really brings permanent failure.

Rather than elevate themselves to your level, haters would rather drag you down. Once you understand them, you will no longer feel confusion or even dislike. You'll just feel sorry for them.

The downfall of a man, is not the end of his life.

Whenever you fall, pick something up.

Never let the sense of past failure defeat your next step.

No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it obliterates God and puts self-interest upon the throne.

It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. We should belong so completely to the Victor that it is always His victory, and "we are more than conquerors through Him . . ." (Romans 8:37).

God does not give us overcoming life: He gives us life as we overcome. The strain is the strength. If there is no strain, there is no strength.

If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God's strength.

Out of the wreck I rise" every time.

We are super-victors with a joy that comes from experiencing the very things which look as if they are going to overwhelm us.

Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle?

The remarkable thing about spiritual initiative is that the life and power comes after we "get up and get going." God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome. When the inspiration of God comes, and He says, "Arise from the dead," we have to get ourselves up; God will not lift us up.

God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome. The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength. Are you asking God to give you life, liberty, and joy? He cannot, unless you are willing to accept the strain. And once you face the strain, you will immediately get the strength. Overcome your own timidity and take the first step.

Discouragement is disillusioned self-love, and