Quotes about Trials
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.
— Teresa of Avila
I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives.
— Joseph Wirthlin
St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn.
— Mother Angelica
It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud He brings our way, He wants us to unlearn something.
— Oswald Chambers
When I am completely united to You, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of You, my life will be complete.
— St. Augustine
Jesus always interpreted hardship in light of the end of the story, and at the end of the story we will be without shame.
— Edward Welch
They've all been through bad things. So bad things happen to people. They happen to all the great men of God.
— Jim Bakker
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
— John Bunyan
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise for which we are later, in the fullness of time and understanding, very grateful for!
— Oscar Wilde
His astonishing constancy during these trials, and serenity of countenance while under such excruciating torments, gave the spectators so exalted an idea of the dignity and truth of the christian religion, that many became converts upon the occasion,
— John Foxe
We all know the internal trials of the soul react upon the body, rending its nerves and affecting its strength—" A broken spirit drieth the bones" (Prov. 17: 22)
— AW Pink
I know no sweeter way to heaven, than through free grace and hard trials together, and one of these cannot well want another.
— Samuel Rutherford