It is intimacy that gives us the grace and strength we need to push through suffering, pain, and inconvenience.
Suffering
Francis de Sales
The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural, true, and sincere way, without murmuring, complaining, or exaggerating them.
Thomas a Kempis
If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?
William Gurnall
April 13, 2020
Bid faith look through the keyhole of promise and see what God has laid up for those who love Him. You serve a God who keeps covenant forever. Having already bathed in the fountain of His tender mercies, how can you stand on this side of eternity, afraid to wet your feet with those short-lived sufferings which, like a little splash of water, run between you and glory.
Samuel Johnson
March 7, 2020
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
Brian Simmons
March 4, 2020
The very first words of Jesus while on the cross: “Father, forgive them.” Even the soldiers were shocked to hear those words. A river of love unquenchable poured from His heart. When we suffer, we think only of ourselves, our pain, our desire to be relieved from affliction. When Jesus suffered, His heart was focused on others, making sure they would be forgiven. They were harming themselves, not just Jesus.
Billy Graham
January 31, 2020
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, “O God, forgive me,” or “Help me.”
John Wesley
The readiest way to escape from our sufferings is, to be willing they should endure as long as God pleases.
Kris Vallotton
No one should ever have to suffer in silence or live alone in pain. We are called to mourn with those who mourn and although I suck at it, I understand the benefits of extreme compassion. There are aspects of the nature of God that are only discovered in suffering.
Richard Wurmbrand
God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love.