Quotes about Circumstances
There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held command, if I had fallen, there were 10,000 behind who would have followed the contest to the end and never surrendered the Union.
— Ulysses S. Grant
It is my business, to manage carefully and dexterously whatever happens
— Epictetus
As we contemplate Washington's words and place them in his historical circumstances, it occurs to us that a man so concerned for righteousness in his army, and for military chaplains to lead his men in seeking the blessings of heaven, just might have been a praying man himself.
— Peter Lillback
Out of the suffering of God's people have come some of the greatest triumphs. When circumstances look darkest, God has the opportunity to shine the brightest.
— David Jeremiah
God was in the business of bringing blessings out of unexpected circumstances, but Lucy didn't want this twist to her life. … but didn't God ask the seemingly impossible at times?
— Colleen Coble
When we determine in our hearts to be thankful—in all circumstances—we open the door to God's unexpected blessing and provision.
— Corrie Ten Boom
Helping people is the action step that unlocks knowledge of the will of the Lord. The circumstances about which we are concerned have people in them. In fact, the key to solving our circumstances is being the Lord's person to the people in those circumstances. Few of the questions we have about guidance are purely personal, unrelated to others.
— Lloyd John Ogilvie
Why precisely this or that one is placed in circumstances which lead to saving faith, while others are not so placed, is indeed, a mystery. We cannot explain the workings of Providence; but we do know that the Judge of all the earth shall do right, and that when we attain to perfect knowledge we shall see that He has sufficient reasons for all His acts.
— Loraine Boettner
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.
— Lou Holtz
God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.
— Anne Graham Lotz
The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.
— Viktor E. Frankl
Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.