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.

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...

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

I am a happy soul, despite all life challenges.

Adversity is like a strong wind. I don’t mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn,...

You never really know what’s coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its...

Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity… they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important.

Without trials and tribulation, there would be no hero. Without a hero, there would be no story. Without a story, there is no life as life is made up of vignettes of loving, learning and...

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but Adversity doth best discover virtue

Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.

Patience is produced in the midst of storms; it blossoms under the intense pressures of the storms.

I admire great people who endure crisis and triumph over adversities of life.

Adversities test whether we really can live for our dreams.

Mohammad never assigned himself a status more than a common man and a messenger of God. People had faith in him when he was surrounded by poverty and adversity and trusted him while he was...

God’s grace grant us immeasurable ability to overcome adversity of any type.

Misfortunes make us wise

No matter how fierce the enemy seems–when fear cripples us, anger enrages us, or selfishness possesses us; when adversity crushes us, opposition hounds us, or temptation plagues us–God is greater.

I’m actually proud of these guys. I’m frustrated for them, not frustrated at them. We overcame a lot of adversity leading into this game where everyone and their brother counted us out. … I was...

…My deepest personal reason for staying in Paris is that whatever I have as a character, good or bad, is based on the fact that since the age of four I have never run away...

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God knows of us. When you have spent what feels like eternity trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others...

God built lighthouses to see people through storms. Then he built storms to remind people to find lighthouses.

So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the...

I was disappointed in his actions (after he fouled out). He’s a young man who has a lot on his plate. He’s been outstanding at times and yet he’s got to understand how to deal...

I feel wonderful. It’s something when you put your mind to it, battle all adversity and nobody giving us respect _ when you get what you wanted at the end, it makes it that much...

The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

The utility of adversity is to draw inspiration, wisdom and strength from it.

Sometimes, situation may be uncomfortable but must endure.

Dark nights, bright days!

Don’t allow the circumstances to stop you from pursuing your passion.

Strength for today, overflowing grace.

I am a quiet man who grows through adversity.