WISDOM QUOTES IN TOUGH TIMES WITH SCRIPTURES
They say that “Tough times create strong people”. The saying suggests that it’s a situation of survival through strength. Everyone is a casualty and your survival depends on determination, discipline and incorruptible mindset to adapt to the harsh reality of the current situation in the environment. It requires mental courage with unique qualities through Christ Jesus and remember that God is calling you at this time to encounter him in your suffering.
I have seen other friends gone through tough times but to some the bend on the road ended their journey. Some continued beyond the bend and became strong men who in turn created good times for others.
I am a living testimony of what it means to live in hard times at my age. Others may share with me similar issues. It could be personal, it could be spiritual, it could be family, it could be a geo-political and socio- economic chaos. In any case, yes, I learned, I survived, and became a strong man and my experience in my hard times also created good times for others.
I won but not with my might, or my wisdom or my strength or my degrees and academic qualifications on the walls, but through my Christian belief through prayers with my eyes and heart gazed at the Cross my Lord Jesus Christ was lifted on, crucified died and was taken off, buried and resurrected the third day for me so that I can also believe strongly in him and testify to his glory that his death was worthy for me in every situation of my life.
The phrase “tough times create strong people” is often attributed to Michael Hopf: “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times”.
As Christians the scripture forewarns us to take heed lest we fall. When you fall you go through “suffering” (that is hard times). But our “suffering and trials”, when faced with our Christian faith, can build perseverance, character, and hope to create stronger Christians. So “hard times” is to the world of unbelievers – as “suffering” is to the Christian.
Sufferings are hard times, as hard times are to suffering if it is interchangeable. Here are several Bible verses that support the idea that going through hardship can build strength and maturity:
It is our weaknesses in Christ that sends us into Suffering and it is through our Suffering that we become strong and tough in our Christian relationship with the Lord as the world around us in society.
These Are Some Takeaway Key Verses On How To Generate Strength Through Trials As Christians:
Romans 5:3-4 – This passage notes that suffering produces perseverance, character, and hope.
James 1:2-4 – This verse encourages believers to find joy in trials, as they test faith and develop perseverance, leading to maturity.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – Here, the apostle Paul speaks of God’s power being made perfect in weakness, finding strength in Christ during difficulties.
Isaiah 40:31 – This scripture promises renewed strength for those who trust in the Lord.
Philippians 4:13 – This well-known verse states that strength comes through Christ to face any situation.
Deuteronomy 31:6 – Advises to be strong and courageous, as God is with you.
John 16:33 – States that in the world there will be trouble, but to take heart because Christ has overcome the world.
1 Peter 5:10 – Mentions that after suffering, God will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
In Christ your weakness is your advantage to depend on the Lord to deliver you through “suffering.” Have Faith in Christ and keep your Hope alive always.
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