"Our faith, trust, and love are proved and……" — John of Kronstadt
"Our faith, trust, and love are proved and revealed in adversities, that is, in difficult and grievous outward and inward circumstances, during sickness, sorrow, and privations."
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75 Quotes by John of Kronstadt
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It is necessary to rouse the heart to pray, otherwise it will become quite dry. The attributes of prayer must…
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...people mostly pray as if there were no God with them, or as if He did not heed their prayers.…
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When you say a prayer, He (The Holy Spirit) is in every word of it, and like a Holy Fire,…
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When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember…
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Christ is our hope, our cleansing and santification, our resurrection, life and repose. He alone is what we all need,…
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Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of…
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The man who is poor in spirit desires and says with his whole heart, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom…
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Every man on earth is sick with the fever of sin, with the blindness of sin and is overcome with…
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It would seem, after this, that even when living upon earth we must live as if in the heavenly kingdom,…
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Wherefore is this? Because our common enemy, the Devil, endeavours with all his might to oppose the intentions of the…
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Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them all the means to attain this; whilst the…
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Christ taught us truth; the Devil teaches us falsehood, and strives in every way to contradict every truth; devising various…
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A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus…
— James E. Faust
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For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be…
— Arthur W. Pink
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In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden.
— Chinmayananda Saraswati
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Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to…
— Tariq Ramadan
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Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
— John C. Maxwell
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
— Sophocles
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If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward…
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.
— Dallin H. Oaks
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When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life...…
— Dallin H. Oaks
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Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.
— Dallin H. Oaks
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Thoughts are things. Negativity is what kills you... It's tough to do, but you've got to work at living, you…
— Jack LaLanne
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