Billy Graham Quotes

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

I think it's always the moments that are the trials that end up making you become a hero in the end. You're not a hero unless you've gone through the trials. And it makes these moments so much sweeter, so much better. I don't believe in 'deserved,' but I might believe in 'earned.'

If you did not face problems you would just drift through life. It is through solving problems in accordance with the highest light we have that inner growth is attained.

FAITH untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials.

Trials are the soil in which faith flourishes.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everylasting benefit.

Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you.

Adversity is an effective, thorough and highly personalized teacher.

Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended - to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.

Confidence applied properly is the path of genius. You must always be in a state of confidence. And the way you sustain a state of confidence is by testing yourself. Difficult quagmires that may occur; there's always a test. You have to seek them out. You constantly have to test yourself to prepare for these quagmires. That's why I always put myself to the test.

Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

We all have to go through the tumbler a few times before we can emerge as a crystal.

In the heroic effort of the handcart pioneers, we learn a great truth. All must pass through a refiner’s fire, and the insignificant and unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our faith bright, intact, and strong. There seems to be a full measure of anguish, sorrow, and often heartbreak for everyone, including those who earnestly seek to do right and be faithful. Yet this is part of the purging to become acquainted with God.

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Sometimes the adversities you go through help you become a person you are proud of, and instead of hating what you're going through, maybe bless it because for some reason; it is going to build you into that person that you are proud of being.

You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.