Midst Of Trials Quotes

#1. A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.

Billy Graham

#2. Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.

Charles R. Swindoll

#3. It is clear from our Lord's prayer that He does not intend for us to withdraw from contact with the world of non-Christians (John 17:15). Instead, He said we are to be 'the salt of the earth' and 'the light of the world' (Matthew 5:13-14).

Jerry Bridges

#4. Patience is produced in the midst of storms; it blossoms under the intense pressures of the storms.

E'yen A. Gardner

#5. Mark, Reader, my cry! Bend thy thoughts on the Sky,
And in midst of prosperity, know thou may'st die.
While the great Loom of God works in darkness above,
And our trials here below are but threads of His Love.

Thomas Pynchon

#6. If you want to traumatize people, treason trials are an extreme way - if there are spies running around in our midst, then we're really in trouble, we'd better just listen to the government and stop thinking.

Noam Chomsky

#7. The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense.

Puzant Kevork Thomajan

#8. Many of the mysteries of God - the heartaches, trials, disappointments, tragedies, and the silence of God in the midst of suffering - will be revealed in heaven.

Billy Graham

#9. I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them

Don Meyer

#10. Rich men are resolved to be astonished at nothing. When they see a masterpiece, they must needs at one glance recognize some flaw to dispense them from admiration, a vulgar emotion.

Honore De Balzac

#11. Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with the trials and temptations of this world that will be brought on by the change in your life and to persevere to the very end in the midst of these things.

Saint Augustine

#12. You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

Robert E.Lee

#13. One thing I've learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#14. Knowing that God is the Provider of Limitless Blessing, I'd like to challenge you, in the midst of your own trials, to ask how you can bless someone else today.

Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson

#15. You're not evil Sophie," Agatha whispered, touching her decayed cheek. "You're human."
Sophie smiled weakly. "Only if I have you.

Soman Chainani

#16. Paul says that our troubles are "light." Granted I may not see them as light in the midst of trauma, but looking back on them, they may seem light. He also says they are "momentary." They only last for a short time.

Lisa Bedrick

#17. Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.

Charles R. Swindoll

#18. Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!

Sylvester Stallone

#19. For this reason, bowed down by suffering and duties, beautiful in the midst of his misery, capable of loving in the face of afflictions and trials, man finds his greatness, his fullest measure, only in the Kingdom of This World (179).

Alejo Carpentier