Affliction Quote by John Bevere Download Open image “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” — John Bevere ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Affliction Furnaces Refined Silver Tested
“The raw elements of gold and silver are refined and purified by intense heat. The same is true for you and me. To attain… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
Are you looking for gold, friend? Look around you; anything useful to you is pure gold, pure silver! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity — Bible Copy Share Image
This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum… — Rumi Copy Share Image
I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Don't let the silver in your hands out weigh the Gold, God has put in your heart. — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
We do not know which of our silver products will be judged as gold by our successors, nor does it matter. — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Silver is purified in fire and so are we. It is in the most trying times that our real character is shaped and revealed. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
The enemy of intimidation attacks our soul. It is not defeated through psychology or positive thinking. Our weapon against intimidation is the sword of… — John Bevere Copy Share Image
Today the meaning of the word believe has been weakened. In the eyes of most it has become a mere acknowledgment of a certain… — John Bevere Copy Share Image
Simply put, the promises of God are not automatic; they must be acquired by faith. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
A lack of compassion for others arises from an unwillingness to forgive their weaknesses. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
“I will use this period of spiritual training in my life to focus on the greatness of my God instead of the impossibility of… — John Bevere Copy Share Image
If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
When we filter everything through past hurts, rejections, and experiences, we find it impossible to believe God. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
“Do we honor them for the extras? No, a thousand times no. We [honor them] because God gave us the charge to honor all.” — John bevere Copy Share Image
If you are still hurting from a past offense, it is because you choose to hurt. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
I don't feel insecure about any of this work anymore. Maybe I don't have what I had when I was younger. I'm not really… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider… — Richard Cecil Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy. — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
Henceforth, I'll bear Affliction till it do cry out itself, 'Enough, enough, and die. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas. — Sol LeWitt Copy Share Image
Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions… — Carol Anshaw Copy Share Image
May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more. — John Bunyan Copy Share Image