Tough Times Are God’s Way Of Transforming You Into A Diamond
When we find our identity in Christ, have our being in Him, and lose our lives in His, that is when we reveal our diamond-like nature hidden deep within.
Cindy Trimm • Prevail: Discover Your Strength in Hard Places
Christine Caine has written, “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried when you’ve actually been planted.”1
Jane McGonigal • Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
Here, then, men are tried “as gold in a furnace” (Wis 3:6).
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
You have been disappointed, you have undergone defeat during the depression, you have felt the great heart within you crushed until it bled. Take courage, for these experiences have tempered the spiritual metal of which you are made—they are assets of incomparable value.
Napoleon Hill • Think and Grow Rich
So whatever it is you’re going through, you’ll get through it. Because nothing stays the same. And in the end, you’ll be made better for it. Because you don’t stay the same either.