“Christian hope does not rest in the denial of hard things, but in their redemption." -Tim Chaddick

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The big question is not, “Why do we suffer?” The question is “How do we suffer?” -Richard Cimino

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"Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.” -Billy Graham

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”A rebuke is not so much punishment as it is illumination” -William Barclay

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"The best antidote for self-pity is to help someone else who is worse off than you." Corrie ten Boom

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“God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope, and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.”  -Richard Cecil

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"I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me; for in the easiest positions He must give me His grace, and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient.” - Hudson Taylor

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“Hard times are a passport that gives you permission to go places you wouldn’t get to any other way.” -Levi Lusko

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“God's plans for you are better than any plans you have for yourself. So don't be afraid of God's will, even if it's different from yours.” -Greg Laurie

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“Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.” -Charles R. Swindoll

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“Leadership is pain. When your leadership grows, your tolerance for pain has to grow.” – Dr. Sam Chand