The immediate reactions of the two superpower leaders when confronted with the gravest international crisis of their careers were much the same, shock, wounded pride, grim determination, and barely repressed fear.

It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.

I admire people who choose to shine even after all th storms they’ve been through.

Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] – even in the midst of trial.

You see, Christ’s purpose can’t be derailed by your limitations or troubles. Your difficulties will not trip Him up or cause Him delays. Painful trials, which may bring you to your knees will not baffle...

Do not think, Oh, that I were delivered from all these afflictions and troubles here in this world! If you were, then you would have more ease yourself, but this is a way of honoring...

Each appointment brought fear, uncertainty and discouragement. Ann’s constant concern was, What if I have cancer?

You never know with juries. I’d take a judge every time, unless of course I was guilty.

One thing I’ve learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.

Until you have stood in another woman’s stilettos, you will never begin to know the year of pain she felt breaking them in.

The big test in life are God’s will just as much as the good times are his will. The trying of our faith draws us closer to him, and in the long run makes us...

Tunapaswa kujisikia furaha kuu tunapokumbana na majaribu mbalimbali katika maisha yetu, tukijua kwamba kujaribiwa kwa imani yetu hutufanya wavumilivu na wapiganaji katika Jina la Yesu, na tunapaswa kuruhusu uvumilivu katika maisha yetu kwa sababu Mungu...

It is not at all a fit place for you,” said Clementina.”Gently, my lady. It is a greater than thou that sets the bounds of my habitation. Perhaps He may give me a palace one...

There’s a difference between driving and texting. When your driving your eyes have to be open and on the road watching the cars around you, road signs, and traffic lights. Along with your mind on...

Yes, she believed God loved her. But if this whole fiasco was His idea of love . . .

Don’t underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.

In a time when I need a little hope I look at a photo of where I call home and think of the moment I’ll have when I go back with my trials and struggles...

Affliction is a good man’s shining time.

As long as you are aware of the life that you positively desire, and consistently stick to its path with a courageous mindset, your trials and tribulations would become highly irrelevant.

We don’t know the final outcome, or even know how long the battle will last, but we do know the referee.

Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved was the result of persistent trials and experiments often performed at random but...

Just like salt makes sweet taste sweeter, trials make happy feel happier.

The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.

The delight which the mariner feels, when, after having been tossed about for many a day, he steps again upon the solid shore, is the satisfaction of a Christian when amidst all the changes of...

Trials are a part of life, but there is value in sometimes experiencing adversity which will test (and so strengthen) our faith and also build an understanding of God and ourselves.

Failure’s Only R-E-A-L Second Chance Is Jesus! He offers another chance EVERY time you fall down and even empowers your getting back up as He guarantees at To gain this privilege in the dirty here...

Quite frankly we are both tired of the race we have been asked to run.

No one is without troubles, without personal hardships and genuine challenges. That fact may not be obvious because most people don’t advertise their woes and heartaches. But nobody, not even the purest heart, escapes life...

This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don’t allow it to be all-consuming when there’s so much more to embrace.

The fault in our stars is the inability to see that the world falls in love with fantasy, fairytales and magic in movies. Even religion asks us to believe in the most unlikely of situations....

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny…

One of the greatest lesson is humility. Humility is like oxygen to the soul. You won’t get too far without it!

Life with trials hard may press me;Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.

Trust and believe, and you will achieve.

Memories of the past year came tumbling down on me. The recent changes and reverses were almost overwhelming. I was learning that life flowed like a river. When the run-off was normal, the water ran...

Some parts of life are lived in the shadows where the only sunlight you feel is the light you pray for.

Those doves below, the ones utterly cared for, never endangered ones, cannot know tenderness.

If you complain about small calamities, Allah will give you great calamities.

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...

With God’s help, your trial today is leading to your wholeness tomorrow.

Because Ann learned to trust God fifteen years ago, she is able to trust God now with an even more difficult situation.

…the sorrows God sent us brought comfort and strength with them, while the sorrows we brought on ourselves, through folly or wickedness, were by far the hardest to bear.

My world burns severe.Pockets of sweltering air attack every inch of me exposed, heated by fire spewed forth from the lungs of dragons. For defense I raise a glowing sword that shines by virtue of...

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

Each burden we have to carry has once been laid on the shoulders of Immanuel. – Charles H. Spurgeon

You may lose paradise, but gain heaven when you rise up and repent. The success that comes after a temporal failure is an amazing spectacular!

I have realized that whatever good comes to me, comes from God, whatever bad comes to me, God has allowed it, and I choose to be thankful for both.

I needed to decide if I would still worship God if he allowed Matt to lose his eye.

There are many who don’t wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don’t wish to wake for the same fear.

If you avoid all of life’s abrasions you will never be polished enough to shine.