Quotes about Adversity

You can't pray away every difficulty; you can't pray away everything you don't like. If the situation is not changing, then God is using the situation to change you.

Quit being frustrated by people who are not for you, people that make negative comments and try to discredit you, marginalize you. You're not defined by what they say. They don't control your destiny. That's just noise. Don't give them the time of day.

The difficulties you face are not there to defeat you. They are there to increase you. Just

Everything that happens in life—the difficulties, the delays, the things that are not fair—they're not random. God is giving you the opportunity to grow, to come up higher. He's getting you prepared to handle the weight of favor, the weight of influence.

Dwelling on defeats, failures, and unfair situations will keep you stuck.

Understand, adversities are simply a test of your faith. Perhaps God wants to see how you will treat other people when you are mistreated.

Whatever you face, remind yourself that you can handle it. You've been designed for it.

Don't wait for things to turn around, and then you'll have a good attitude. You have to be your best where you are. God doesn't have to bring you out of the trouble; He can cause you to flourish in the trouble.

You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good.

Anything you must have to be happy, the enemy can use it against you. When you can say, "God, this is what I want, but even if it doesn't work out my way, I'm still going to be happy." That takes away the power of the enemy.

Every storm you went through, every bad break, and every dark, lonely season deposited something on the inside. It pushed you to mature, pushed you to trust God in a greater way, pushed you to be more resilient and determined.

Sometimes we're discouraged because of what we've brought on ourselves. It's not the enemy; it's our attitude. You can't change other people ... how you were raised, who your parents are, but you can change your attitude.