Life is full of its ups and downs. One day, you may feel like you are riding high. Then, out of nowhere, you’ve got a problem. The first step to overcoming any problem is changing the way you look at problems. The following quotes will empower you to do that:
Too often we get frustrated by difficulties. But you have to realize you can’t have a harvest without a few weeds. – Joel Osteen
Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God in the midst of trouble. – Sheila Walsh
Don’t tell God how big your problem is. Tell your problem how big God is. – Owen Orr
Every setback is a setup for a comeback. – T.D. Jakes
Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.”- Billy Graham
Suffering is part of the human condition. The key is how we react to it. We can turn away from God in anger and bitterness, or grow closer to Him in trust and confidence. – Billy Graham
We want Christ to hurry and calm the storm. He wants us to find him in the midst of the storm. – Beth Moore
Stay strong. Your test will become your “test-imony,” and your mess will become your “mess-age. – Max Lucado
Nobody likes hard times. But it’s the unpleasant experiences that are often the catalysts to build the character required for our destiny. – T.D. Jakes
Since God intends to make us like Jesus, he will take us through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems. – Rick Warren
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4 (NIV)
I consider that the sufferings of this present are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. – Romans 8:18 (ESV)
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. – Chuck Swindoll
Hold everything in your hands lightly; otherwise, it hurts when God pries your fingers away. – Corrie Ten Boom
If we only see the problems, we will be defeated. But if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory. – Warren Wiersbe
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15:57
If God sends us on stony paths, he provides strong shoes. – Corrie Ten Boom
God never allows pain without a purpose. – Jerry Bridges
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