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During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go unseen. A few individuals may appear to have no trials at all, which, if it were so, would be a trial in itself. Indeed, if, as do trees, our souls had rings to measure the years of greatest personal growth, the wide rings would likely reflect the years of greatest moisture-but from tears, not rainfall.
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If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.
The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.
The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others.
God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.
The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy.
How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'
It is our job to lift others up, not to size them up.
Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best—better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His. We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable.
We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.
