God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.

I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.

Afflictions, when they are sanctified by divine grace, prove happy means of turning sinners from the error of their way.

When we see that we are creatures of eternal significance, even our present negative experiences are meaningful.

Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars.

My dear brother, let God make of you what He will, He will end all with consolation, and shall make glory out of your suffering.

To glory in tribulation is no hard thing for him that loveth, for so to glory is to glory in the cross of the Lord.

Our lusts are cords that bind us. Fiery trials are sent to burn and consume them. Who fears the flame which will bring him liberty from intolerable bonds?

It is terrible to find how little progress one's philosophy and charity have made when they are brought to the test of domestic life.

The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel up hill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.

If we look into the world, and view the disquiets and troubles of human life, we shall find that they are all owing to our violent and irreligious passions.

he chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning the world upside down. Our Master expects us to accomplish results, even if they bring opposition and conflict. Anything is better than compromise, apathy, and paralysis. God, give to us an intense cry for the old-time power of the Gospel and the Holy Ghost!

Visible success has never been the proof of Jesus or His followers.

The losses and deprivations that constitute the worst miseries of life are not primarily financial. They are those that take loved ones from us or otherwise damage our physical and mental well being.

O when shall these evils be at an end?

I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.

God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome.  What matters is the sincerity and perseverance of our will to overcome them.

Truly it is a misery even to live upon the earth. The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does his present life become to him; because he sees more clearly and perceives more sensibly the defects of human corruption.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.