“The Lord gets His best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.”

—Charles Spurgeon

“Genuine sanctification is a thing that can be seen.”

—J.C. Ryle

“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing 

any portion of truth

on the altar of peace.”

—J.C. Ryle

“We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble

and write our blessings in sand.”

—Charles Spurgeon

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: 

let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, 

and let us put on the armour of light” 

(Romans 13:12).

“There are no lessons so useful 

as those learned in the school of affliction.” 

—J.C. Ryle

“Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.” —J.C. Ryle

“Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.” —J.C. Ryle

“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” —Jonathan Edwards

“Though poor in this world’s goods, 

though grieving the loss of loved ones, 

though suffering pain of body, 

though harassed by sin and Satan, 

though hated and persecuted by worldlings, 

whatever be the case and lot of the Christian, 

it is both his privilege and duty to rejoice in the Lord.” 

—A.W. Pink