"The typical view of the Christian life is that it means being delivered from all adversity. But it actually means being delivered in adversity, which is something very different."
"God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome."
"Our temptation is to face adversities from the standpoint of our own common sense. But a saint can “be of good cheer” even when seemingly defeated by adversities, because victory is absurdly impossible to everyone, except God."
From My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers, August 2
