Spiritual Thoughts

G reat souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process. ~ Unknown R ejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. ~ Romans 12:12

I am thankful for my struggles, because without them   I would not have stumbled across my strengths. -Unknown For the sake of Christ then, I am content with weaknesses,  insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities.    For when I am weak, then I am strong. -2 Corinthians 12:10

L ife is full of challenges and struggles,        sometimes seeming hard and meaningless.           But without strife and struggle in our lives             we'd never develop our true strengths. . -Jim Gentil  (after going through cancer treatment)  M ore than that, we rejoice in our sufferings,    knowing that suffering produces endurance,        and endurance produces character, and              character produces hope. -Romans 5:3-4 (RSV)