Trials come to each of us. Living righteously does not mean that our lives will be free of problems or sorrow, but no matter what hardships we face we can always rely on Heavenly Father...

If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt, having been tossed about by gale force winds that managed to entangle you...

If outer events bring him to a position where he can bear them no longer and force him to cry out to the higher power in helplessness for relief, or if inner feelings bring humiliation...

Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don’t stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself...

If you fall-and trust me, you will- make sure you fall on your back. Because if you fall on your back, you can see up. And if you can see up, you can get up....

No matter how hard we try, we can never understand everything that another person has gone through or why they might believe a certain way. It is possible for something to be right for you...

Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?

The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic...

Don’t judge too harshly, for if your weaknesses were to be placed under your footsteps, most likely you would stumble and fall as well.

Life isn’t about learning how to weather the storm. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.

It’s a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine.

If life is a song, and God is the divine conductor, I must consider these trials and troubles as the harmony of my song, for every song needs more than a melody!

The key that unlocks the treasure chest of God’s peace is faith in the promises of God.

Ann: I feel like I should read verses and be comforted. But it doesn’t happen.

Life is hard and unfair. It is cruel and heartless, painful, trying, disappointing, unapologetic, and frequently downright awful. But that’s not important. What’s important is that through it all you learn how much you need...

The bitterest hardships, the most daunting trials; none of these are burdens if it means being with you.

God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your knees.

How can we who are so weak in ourselves, so inferior in power to the enemies confronting us, bear up under our trials which are so numerous, so protracted, so crushing? We could not, and...

A wilderness experience includes a long walk back.

You might not recognize it, but your trials have made you stronger. You are not a walking disaster, and you will triumph over your demons. Nothing defeats a valiant heart.

momentary.” They only last for a short time.

Why wait? So precious is this life—this gift—this temporary blindness. Burn and drown and embrace the false dark, then grasp the unthinkable height of resulting joy. For in the end, in the light of truth...

Life demands much. Give more.

Life itself is simple…it’s just not easy.

I push through physical pain. Life hurts. I enjoy the positives.

One more action to transform your dreams, one more passion to reform your brand; give one more trial and you’ll never regret your willingness to hold on!

No matter how strong the winds of trials and tribulations blow, never take your sight off from the prize ahead.

That morning set in motion a series of events that caused me to wrestle with questions of God’s goodness.

Emotions are reserved for juries and, in that case, a good lawyer can really lay them on when the time is right, better than the best Academy Award winning actor

How does knowing ‘things could be worse’ than what I already deem is awful make me feel any better? You mean I could sink even lower? Oh joy!

Spiritual pain is when you can’t stand another moment not knowing the real truth, and when you finally do know you can’t let go.