““We may wonder if there is any purpose in the “broken” times of our life, times when we have suffered failure, loss or disappointment. The life of Moses tells us that these hurts are like instruments that God can use to shape our lives. Difficulty rather than ease fashions our character and gives us “depth.” Moses embraced the conditions of his life and “went to the far side of the desert.”10 He may have thought he was escaping only his difficult circumstances, but in fact, Moses gave God the opportunity to shape him into the man that he would become. We must do the same if we are to achieve all that God has for us.””
![“When he thought he was doing something that made a difference to people, he could bear any burden [Moses]. When he lost that sense of achievement, he became too discouraged to keep on doing the hard things.” quote by Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5b2/harold-s-kushner-4877_hard-things_when-he-thought-he-was-doing-something-t_2788896.jpg)
![“I may not agree with everything, but our President, just like President [George W.] Bush did, is trying to do his best under difficult circumstances.” quote by Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e38/condoleezza-rice-807_agree_i-may-not-agree-with-everything-but-our_462925.jpg)
