What the Bible Says About Adversity
What the Bible Says About Adversity
Coping with Adversity
Some Things are Beyond Our Control But Not Beyond God’s Control
In the midst of adversity, it helps to recall when we have been blessed by God; thank Him for the good times and ask what He wants us to learn from our setbacks. Then “Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee.” (Psalm 55:22)
Best Bible Verses on Adversity
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“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.”
(Psalm 23:4)
“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
(Psalm 50:15)
“Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.”
(Psalm 145:14)
“Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day:”
(Exodus 14:13)
“Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
(Psalm 27:1)
“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness.“
(2 Corinthians 12:9)
“Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
(Isaiah 41:10)
“Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.”
(Nahum 1:7)
“Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.”
(John 14:1)
“A friend loveth at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.”
(Proverbs 17:17)
Famous Quotes on Adversity
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
(Chinese Proverb)
“Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.”
(Anonymous)
“When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.”
(Roger Babson)
“Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.”
(Henry Ward Beecher)
“When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.”
(Anonymous)
“There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.”
(John Heyl Vincent)
“I would never have amounted to anything if it were not for adversity.”
(J.C. Penney)
“The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger; but for deliverance from fear: it is the storms within which endangers him, not the storm without.”
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“I discovered I always have a choice and sometimes it’s only a choice of attitude.”
(Judith M.Knowlton)
“Trouble is part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.”
(Dinah Shore)
“Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.”
(Saint Francis de Sales)
“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.”
(Jack Penn)
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass . . . it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
(Anonymous)
“When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard, I’m always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’”
(Sidney J. Harris)
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