Adversity kills fearful people just by showing them its weapons. As to whether that weapon is fatal or fake, they don’t care to know before they surrender!

The more you are grateful for what you have the more you can live fully in the present. When you live in the present moment the greater you can build stepping stones for a brighter...

I’m convinced that the world, more than ever, needs the music only you can make. And if it takes extra courage to keep playing in spite of your loss, many will applaud the effort. And...

The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It’s as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking...

Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won’t be just like they were before. Damaged pieces reassembled with a...

The truth is, I can choose to view tough times as growing times, I can choose to see aging as seasoning and I can choose to focus on whatever good there is to be found...

I’ve played Romeo for Juliet(But in depth)It’s vignettes of silhouettes(And then read)And watched Russian roulette, yeah red SovietYet doing it simultaneouslyWhile dropping down shed oubliettesTurned around and took truth to the head thatLove is the...

I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.

If you’re facing a season of trials, don’t allow the enemy to have a field day by putting negative thoughts in your mind. Let go of stinking thinking. Instead of turning away from God in...

Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life – looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the...

It takes darkness to be aware of the light.

I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the less likely you are to have a breakdown when it...

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.

Although we may encounter dark seasons, when we’re filled with joy we’ll have confident expectations that the sun will soon return and dark clouds will pass.

I am not the moon orbiting around your planet; I am the sun that will burn through your frozen mind.

When life gets hectic and you feel overwhelmed, take a moment to focus on the people and things you are most grateful for. When you have an attitude of gratitude, frustrating troubles will fall by...

If you are enduring a cold season, don’t underestimate Christ can plant you right where you are at no matter how dirty, beat up, or worthless you may feel. Rest assured, He has strategically placed...

We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don’t have to stay down.

Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.

I am a happy soul, despite all life challenges.

Struggle is the meaning of life; defeat or victory is in the hands of God. But struggle itself is man’s duty and should be his joy.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

We face up to awful things because we can’t go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say ‘Yes, it happened, and there’s nothing I can do about it,’ the sooner you can get...

We haven’t faced a lot of adversity in our own end, but I’m sure they’ll be fired up when they hear that comment. They’ll be ready to go.

Affliction is a good man’s shining time.

A great leader fights with great adversity, suffers greatly, but courageously, and never forget to help others is his ultimate duty.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later

We handled adversity well last week. Now we find out how we handle success. Some teams don?t handle it too well.

Look deeply into your soul. You have enough grace and strength to overcome any struggle.

May you always have extraordinary grace and faith to cope with the uncertainties of life.

The power of inner strength lies in the ability to overcome the adversities of life and pressing onward toward the achievement of the goal.

It’s during a storm that the best songs get written.

For the first time in my life, I fully realized that I was not in charge. I knew that I needed to submit to Heavenly Father’s will. I couldn’t have what I wanted when and...

The hardest thing about “everything happens for a reason” is waiting for that reason to show up.

I overcame adversity throughout the year. Even though we didn’t meet a lot of our team goals, my peers recognized me as one of the best. It was so rewarding.

Some people is born at the start of a long hard row to hoe. Well, I am older than God’s dog and been in this world a long time and it seems to me that...

If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

If we didn’t know the definition of adversity before, I’m sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow.

Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently?

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”[Meditations Divine and Moral]

You can grow softly, lovely and delicately amidst the hard surfaces. Not all who passed tougher times in life have a hard heart, kindness and tenderness do breathe despite of worse times.

The faithful man perceives nothing less than opportunity in difficulties. Flowing through his spine, faith and courage work together: Such a man does not fear losing his life, thus he will risk losing it at...

Be optimistic like a flower. A flower never loses her optimism, and will bloom with all of her beauty despite tremendous adversity.

Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be...

Without darkness, we may never know how bright the stars shine. Without battles, we could not know what victory feels like. Without adversity, we may never appreciate the abundance in our lives. Be thankful, not...

Every adversity is the fuel for the soul. The greatest self-realization occurs during the greatest adversity.

We can never forget the the beautiful places we have been.

Renew your mind with the knowledge on scriptures daily. You will be better equipped to handle any situation.