Rejoice

“God will sometimes test us in regard to what we value highly to make sure that we value Him most.”
― Britt Merrick, Big God: What Happens When We Trust Him

“Perhaps a better explanation for why it's so difficult to feel our feelings is that ALL emotion, positive or negative, opens the door to the nature of reality. All of us prefer to avoid pain -- but even more, we want to escape reality.”
― Dan Allender and Tremper Longman III

“We don't get to see ourselves the way the Lord sees us, but we can choose to believe what He says about us.”
― Angie Smith

“No matter the life-shattering circumstance that delivers the devastating blow to our spirit, God is bigger. He is faithful and unchanging, merciful and consistent with His offer to us, that through it all, we will be comforted, we will be loved, we will be HELD.”
― Henri J. M. Nouwen