Quotes about Challenges
We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle.
— Oswald Chambers
The test of mountain-top experiences, of mysticism, of visions of God and of solitariness is when you are "in the soup" of actual circumstances.
— Oswald Chambers
God does not give us overcoming life: He gives us life as we overcome. The strain is the strength. If there is no strain, there is no strength.
— Oswald Chambers
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on our difficulties
— Oswald Chambers
The grace you had yesterday will not be sufficient for today.
— Oswald Chambers
Thank God that He does give us difficult things to do! His salvation is a joyous thing, but it is also something that requires bravery, courage, and holiness. It tests us for all we are worth.
— Oswald Chambers
Life without war is impossible in the natural or the supernatural realm. It is a fact that there is a continuing struggle in the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual areas of life.
— Oswald Chambers
Have you ever heard the Master say something very difficult to you? If you haven't, I question whether you have ever heard Him say anything at all. Jesus says a tremendous amount to us that we listen to, but do not actually hear.
— Oswald Chambers
The temptation is to face difficulties from a commonsense standpoint. The saint is hilarious when he is crushed with difficulties because the thing is so ludicrously impossible to anyone but God.
— Oswald Chambers
God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome.
— Oswald Chambers
There will be experiences like this in each of our lives. We will have times of despair caused by real events in our lives, and we will be unable to lift ourselves out of them.
— Oswald Chambers
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.
— Oswald Chambers