“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; but they are the instruments of the wise” –Samuel Lover

“Some treat adversity as a stepping stone, others a tombstone” –John Maxwell

“The only real misfortune, the only real tragedy, comes from when we suffer without learning the lesson” –Emmett Fox

“You and I obviously do not seek out adversity just so we can develop a deeper relationship with God. Rather God, through adversity, seeks us out. It is God who draws us more and more into a deeper relationship with Him. If we are seeking Him, it is because