Lailah Gifty Akita Quote

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

One's suffering, one's melancholy is, in itself, really only looked upon as failure or as punishment, as detestable or sinful or socially unacceptable in the eyes of man; but this is not so in the eye...

Affliction equips the suffering to empathize with others in anguish and not only does it strengthen them, it enables them to be consoling comforters in a world full of hurt.

Be patient in affliction.

Glory follows afflictions, not as the day follows the night but as the spring follows the winter; for the winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for gl...

The affliction in the flesh of soul is temporal compare to the eternal glory of the spirit.

Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.

The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn.

With such a great affliction, I found the grace of liberty.

The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.