“ We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ 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… Criss Jami
“ 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. Donna Lynn Hope
“ The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn. Warren W. Wiersbe
“ Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ 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… Richard Sibbes
“ The affliction in the flesh of soul is temporal compare to the eternal glory of the spirit. Lailah Gifty Akita
“ Be still sad heart and cease repining Behind the clouds the sun is shining Thy fate is the common fate of all Into each life some rain must fall - Some days must be dark and dreary. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ If your positivity immune system is low, any exposure to a person afflicted with negativity can poison your life. Bryant McGill
“ The cross, therefore, is always ready; it awaits you everywhere. No matter where you may go, you cannot escape it, for wherever you go you take yourself with you and shall always find yourself. Turn w… Thomas a Kempis
“ It's shame that gets us killed. Shame is the anchor, the heaviest burden to carry from the battlefield. Fortunately shame was an affliction I'd never suffered from. Mark Lawrence
“ If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up. Matthew Henry
“ If we are taught by God in affliction we are blessed. When God teaches, he applies his instruction to the heart. He commands light to shine out of darkness (2 Corinthians 4:6). The Holy Spirit brings… Thomas Case
“ Christ literally walked in our shoes and entered into our affliction. Those who will not help others until they are destitute reveal that Christ's love has not yet turned them into the sympathetic per… Timothy J. Keller
