Trials Of Life Quotes

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“Nobody is exempt from the trials of life, but everyone can always find something positive in everything even in the worst of times.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don't stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself sink. Because you'll never know true happiness until someone or something pulls you back out of that river--and you'll never believe it until you realize it was you, yourself who saved you.”
― Alysha Speer

“My Dear Son,
I am so very proud of you. Now, as you embark on a new journey, I'd like to share this one piece of advice. Always, always remember that - adversity is not a detour. It is part of the path.

You will encounter obstacles. You will make mistakes. Be grateful for both. Your obstacles and mistakes will be your greatest teachers. And the only way to not make mistakes in this life is to do nothing, which is the biggest mistake of all.

Your challenges, if you let them, will become your greatest allies. Mountains can crush or raise you, depending on which side of the mountain you choose to stand on. All history bears out that the great, those who have changed the world, have all suffered great challenges. And, more times than not it's precisely those challenges that, in God's time, lead to triumph.

Abhor victimhood. Denounce entitlement. Neither are gifts, rather cages to damn the soul. Everyone who has walked this earth is a victim of injustice. Everyone.

Most of all, do not be too quick to denounce your sufferings. The difficult road you are called to walk may, in fact be your only path to success.”
― Richard Paul Evans, A Winter Dream

“Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I am the bended, but not broken. I am the power of the thunderstorm. I am the beauty in the beast. I am the strength in weakness. I am the confidence in the midst of doubt. I am Her!”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. - Old Chinese Proverb”
― Camron Wright, The Rent Collector

“It's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Friction is necessary. Ease of life leads to complacency and the atrophy of the human will and spirit. Within our struggles lives our strength, within our trials lives our triumphs. Friction creates a platform for change, generates heat and or fervor and creates a motivational charge that gives us an opportunity to be better. A gem cannot be polished without friction and so neither a person without hardships. Friction within and friction without sharpens our senses and revives our internal resolutions. Friction is uncomfortable, hardships are distressing but both are necessary. We cannot light a match without friction nor can we hone steal. Uncomfortable as it may be, our adversity ultimately lights a fire and sharpens our very will to flourish. Today, let us not be discouraged, let us not be bitter in our suffering rather let us be encouraged as we look to our trials as a medium that will eventually make us better.”
― Jason Versey, A Walk with Prudence

“Beware! Friends are like chameleons, for they can turn enemies overnight.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“Trials there must be upon this earth. We are made of a stuff that easily corrupts when nothing calls to order, when a sign from the Lord does not reach us soon enough. Do not complain that destiny has rent your soul; For God knows best what will help us.”
― Frithjof Schuon, Autumn Leaves & The Ring: Poems by Frithjof Schuon

“Life gives you what you settle for.”
― James Serengia

“Has anyone ever said to you, “God never gives you more than you can bear?” Don’t you hate that? That’s because it’s not true. Sometimes, God gives us far more than we can bear so that, by our prayer and the prayer of others, we will rely on Him only, so that when God delivers us, we will be comforted. With stronger faith, we can comfort others when they are going through their own trials.”
― Bob Jennerich, Facing Life's Challenges Head On: How Jesus Gets You Through What You Can't Get Around

“To be a man, to live here in this world, is to be put on trial”
― Søren Kierkegaard, Practice in Christianity

“Living was a tug of war, and dying was a piece of cake.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“You see most people don’t believe that miracles still exist. They believe those things ended with the disciples. I will gladly tell them our story and let them see that God is still working. Through all of my struggle and pain I want people to know that when we look at the storm of life and become afraid, God is there protecting us from the winds and lighting.”
― Andrew Golden, The Storm That Grew My Faith: When You Pray for Rain, Sometimes God Sends a Thunderstorm

“There are good and bad days. A bad day is not necessarily evil, and a good day is a compensation given to stop you from going crazy.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“The measure of our leadership is greatly determined by what measures we take in confronting our difficult circumstances.”
― Sebastien Richard, Lead Like a Superhero: What Pop Culture Icons Can Teach Us About Impactful Leadership

“Realize that stress doesn't happen because the world has made some pact against you personally.”
― Jim Brickman, Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords

“I’m cool with those people
who don’t give a fock about
me, they are not going to
hate on you,
“it’s those muthafockas who
don’t like you; it is better to
pay attention to”.
-MillYentei”
― Deshawn Yeldell

“Thy thoughts have become imbecilic, to think life has no value, a meaningless mind has no reason for existence. -MillYentei”
― Deshawn Yeldell

“...such it is with all human sensations that people become gradually used to everything and this is truly a beneficial gift from nature, because how otherwise would our physique be able to withstand the vicissitudes of life? The experience [with seasickness] has convinced me often that I, with the least prior knowledge of what I would have considered insurmountable, and when I truly was in those feared circumstances, learned the feeling of unavoidability which often helped me to meet the storms of life calmly. From this, we can learn that we must not give up courage, when our feet sometimes tread on more thorns than flowers, but when with manly steadfastness we hope for a better future, Providence often gives us the power to bear our cross.”
― C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814

“To compel the other side to settle... and whoever comes to their senses first loses.”
― Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action

“Answers...God knows, I've begged for them," Gail mused. "I'm beginning the think sometimes there are no answers. I'm beginning to think sometimes there's only grief...and comfort. I think some answers will have to wait till we're in Heaven, asking Jesus face to face why we encountered the things we did."
Scott sighed. "Easier said than done."
"I'm not saying we shouldn't look for solutions," Gail was quick to add. "But we can't wait until all the pieces fall into place before we reach out to help...or reach out for help.”
― Karen Scalf Linamen

“In spiritual and shamanic traditions, every trial is seen as an opportunity for purification and learning. Stagnating in pain dissipates vital energy that could otherwise be channeled toward personal improvement and service to the community. These moments of pain become rites of passage toward a deeper understanding of our place in the universe.”
― Marie Chieze, Words of the Shaman: 50 Quotes from Paching Hoé Lambaiho

“The piercing angst of disappointment in everything on this side of eternity creates a discontent with this world and pushes us to long for God Himself”
― Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“If our souls never ached with disappointments and disillusionments, we'd never fully admit and submit to our need for God. If we weren't ever shattered we'd never know the glorious touch of the Potter making something glorious out of dust, out of us.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“There isn't any timing that seems like the right timing to be shattered into dust. There isn't any plan God could present where I would willingly agree to be broken into unglueable pieces. I just wouldn't And what a tragedy that would be. My controlling things would prevent the dust required for God to make the new He desperately desires for me.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“No human is strong enough to withstand seeing too much of God's plan in advance. It must be revealed daily. And we must be led to it and through it slowly.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“My arms are open wide and ready to embrace your battle-weary form.”
― Karen Brough, Be Held By Him: Finding God When Life Knocks You Off Your Feet