Trials should not surprise us, or cause us to doubt God's faithfulness. Rather, we should actually be glad for them. God sends trials to strengthen our trust in him so that our faith will not fail. Our trials keep us trusting; they burn away our self confidence and drive us to our Savior.
Interpretation
Trials are necessary for strengthening our faith and trust in God.
This quote suggests that experiencing trials and challenges is not something to be feared or doubted; instead, they serve as a mechanism for deepening our faith and reliance on God. Through these difficulties, we are reminded of our limitations and are drawn closer to our Savior, allowing our faith to grow more resilient.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a church service to encourage congregants facing hardships.
It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
We have long become overgrown with calluses; we no longer hear people being killed. ("X")
No other technique for the conduct of life attaches the individual so firmly to reality as laying emphasis on work; for his work at least gives him a secure place in a portion of reality, in the human community.
If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to do.
Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person.
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ' an unjust law is no law at all.
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