There are days when life is a bowl of sour lemons, with no end in sight to the bleakness of our circumstances. God does not tell us to make lemonade when life hands us lemons, nor does He say when you get to the end of your rope to tie a knot and hang on. He does not say 'meet me at the end of the tunnel when we see a light at the end of the tunnel. ...he is in the tunnel with us. When the waters seem like they are going to overflow or the fire is too hot, Jesus, the lover of our souls goes into the fire with us. This is where we need to start everyday...

Difficulties provide a platform on which the Lord can display His power.

--J. Hudson Taylor