Afflictions tend to wean us from the world – and to fix our affections on things above.
-John Angell James
Afflictions tend to wean us from the world …
The godly have some good in them, …
The godly have some good in them, therefore the devil afflicts them; and some evil in them, therefore God afflicts them.
-Thomas Watson
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Poverty and affliction take away …
Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.
-Richard Sibbes
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The Lord gets his best soldiers out of …
The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.
-CH Spurgeon
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Those who dive in the sea of affliction …
Those who dive in the sea of affliction bring up rare pearls.
-CH Spurgeon
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Christ comes with a blessing in each hand…
Christ comes with a blessing in each hand; forgiveness in one, holiness in the other.
- A.W. Pink
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The reason why others succeed is because…
The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came.
-RA Torrey
In times of affliction we commonly meet …
In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.
-John Bunyan
I have often thought that the best Chris…
I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
-John Bunyan
God rarely uses a man greatly until he h…
God rarely uses a man greatly until he hurts a man deeply.
-AW Tozer
