58 Trials Quotes

Life’s journey is filled with trials and tribulations, moments that test our resilience and strength. In these times, words can be a powerful source of encouragement and perspective. Whether you're facing personal challenges, professional setbacks, or simply seeking motivation, the right quote can provide clarity and comfort. We’ve curated a collection of the top 58 trials quotes to inspire and uplift you, reminding you that every obstacle can be a stepping stone toward growth and success. Dive into these profound words of wisdom and find the spark you need to keep moving forward.

1. “I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.” - Daphne du Maurier

2. “Memories of the past year came tumbling down on me. The recent changes and reverses were almost overwhelming. I was learning that life flowed like a river. When the run-off was normal, the water ran smoothly. But if there came a downpour, it gushed. In the likeness to a flooding river, life events were caught up in the course of the devouring stream.” - Mary Margaret Jensen

3. “A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.” - Robert Frost

4. “Those doves below, the ones utterly cared for, never endangered ones, cannot know tenderness.” - Rainer Maria Rilke

5. “While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.” - Ezra Taft Benson

6. “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” - Haruki Murakami

7. “The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.” - Charles Spurgeon

8. “If you fall-and trust me, you will- make sure you fall on your back. Because if you fall on your back, you can see up. And if you can see up, you can get up. And you can keep going and going and going.” - Hoda Kotb

9. “These are the times that try men's souls.” - Thomas Paine

10. “I daresay it seems foolish; perhaps all our earthly trials will appear foolish to us after a while; perhaps they seem so now to angels. But we are ourselves, you know, and this is now, not some time to come, a long, long way off. And we are not angels, to be comforted by seeing the ends for which everything is sent.” - Elizabeth Gaskell

11. “Yes, she believed God loved her. But if this whole fiasco was His idea of love . . .” - Lauraine Snelling

12. “For when God is said by these things to try men and prove them, to see what is in their hearts and whether they will keep His commandments or no, we are not to understand, that it is for His own information, or that He may obtain evidence Himself of their sincerity (for he needs no trials for His information); but chiefly for their conviction, and to exhibit evidence to their consciences...So when God tempted or tried Abraham with that difficult command of offering up his son, it was not for His satisfaction, whether he feared God or no, but for Abraham's own greater satisfaction and comfort, and the more clear manifestation of the favour of God to him.” - Jonathan Edwards

13. “He felt the comfort of being part of an eternal cycle symbolized by the gold strips on either side of the black mourning band he wore. Light, dark, light. The dark was just an interval.” - Jack Campbell

14. “The first time is always the hardest” - Sarwat Chadda

15. “There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.” - Richelle Goodrich

16. “For every crime that comes before him, a judge is required to complete a perfect syllogism in which the major premise must be the general law; the minor, the action that conforms or does not conform to the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment. If the judge were constrained, or if he desired to frame even a single additional syllogism, the door would thereby be opened to uncertainty.” - Cesare Beccaria

17. “karapatan kong madapa at bumangon sa buhay nang walang tatawa, magagalit, magtatanong, o magbibilang kung ilang beses na 'kong nagkamali at ilang ulit ako dapat bumawi” - Bob Ong

18. “Are you aware of who you really are in relationship to the very God who created the Universe, who scattered the stars and aligned the planets? Only to those who remember and realize that they are literally spirit children of a God who knows and loves them, can the fire of refinement be welcome. Otherwise, pain and adversity are just that, pain and adversity. Fire doesn’t purify; it only burns.” - Toni Sorenson

19. “Often people that criticise your life are usually the same people that don't know the price you paid to get where you are today. True friends see the full picture of your soul.” - Shannon Alder

20. “We must each of us bear our own misfortunes.” - Charles Portis

21. “Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.” - Swindoll Charles R.

22. “If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.” - Swindoll Charles R.

23. “The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and boast, the pangs of life will sting for a while longer, but don't worry; the forces of evil are breathing their last. Not to worry...He's risen!” - Swindoll Charles R.

24. “Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.” - Joyce Meyer

25. “Spiritual pain is when you can’t stand another moment not knowing the real truth, and when you finally do know you can’t let go.” - Shannon L. Alder

26. “The bitterest hardships, the most daunting trials; none of these are burdens if it means being with you.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

27. “One of the greatest lesson is humility. Humility is like oxygen to the soul. You won’t get too far without it!” - Dina Rolle

28. “In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.” - Gordon B. Hinckley

29. “That morning set in motion a series of events that caused me to wrestle with questions of God’s goodness.” - K. Howard Joslin

30. “Joseph’s trials were unjust, inexplicable and heartrending. Yet Joseph knew God, and he knew that God had a plan.” - K. Howard Joslin

31. “Ann: I feel like I should read verses and be comforted. But it doesn’t happen.” - K. Howard Joslin

32. “Ann: If we know God, we do not need to know why He allows us to experience what we do.” - K. Howard Joslin

33. “Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?” - K. Howard Joslin

34. “Each appointment brought fear, uncertainty and discouragement. Ann’s constant concern was, What if I have cancer?” - K. Howard Joslin

35. “God had not abandoned us. He was actively working behind the scenes, when I had no means or spirit to fight.” - K. Howard Joslin

36. “God dramatically slew one monstrous opponent and then threw us into the arena against a stronger and more vicious foe.” - K. Howard Joslin

37. “We don’t know the final outcome, or even know how long the battle will last, but we do know the referee.” - K. Howard Joslin

38. “Keith: Sometimes God grants us sustenance. But God also grants us deliverance. It’s only a matter of time.” - K. Howard Joslin

39. “We are all tired of the stress.” - K. Howard Joslin

40. “Ann: What if there is no God? What if the Bible isn’t true?” - K. Howard Joslin

41. “I needed to decide if I would still worship God if he allowed Matt to lose his eye.” - K. Howard Joslin

42. “Because Ann learned to trust God fifteen years ago, she is able to trust God now with an even more difficult situation.” - K. Howard Joslin

43. “Quite frankly we are both tired of the race we have been asked to run.” - K. Howard Joslin

44. “The reason everything falls apart around me, but I don’t is because my angels keep me standing up.” - Shannon L. Alder

45. “Trials are a part of life, but there is value in sometimes experiencing adversity which will test (and so strengthen) our faith and also build an understanding of God and ourselves.” - Eric Ives

46. “The most important moments in a trial are often not seen by a jury. That is because it's one of the judge's main responsibilities to screen what they see and hear, lest they be prejudiced. It's the "you can't unring a bell" theory; once the jury hears something they shouldn't have heard, th trial is forever tainted. If the damage is great enough, a mistrial is the result. Judges basically prefer nuclear war to mistrials.” - David Rosenfelt

47. “Time and again the sun sets like a bedimming curtain before my eyes, taking with it all illumination, warmth, and color.  I am overwhelmed by night and the monsters that lurk in shadows of despair.  But alas, stars twinkle from afar, shedding the tiniest rays of lighted hope.  I am reminded that the sun also rises and that morning's glory shall restore beauty to my world.  The realization of this dream is only a matter of waiting out the dreary night.  So, I shall persevere.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

48. “Trust and believe, and you will achieve.” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

49. “There's a difference between driving and texting. When your driving your eyes have to be open and on the road watching the cars around you, road signs, and traffic lights. Along with your mind on the road and destination. Which means you are multitasking. When your texting your eyes are on your cell phone screen and key pad. Along with your mind on what your going to say next. So how can you do both? Please stop!” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

50. “How can we who are so weak in ourselves, so inferior in power to the enemies confronting us, bear up under our trials which are so numerous, so protracted, so crushing? We could not, and therefore Divine grace has provided for us an all-sufficient Helper. Without His aid we had long since succumbed, mastered by our trials. Hope looks forward to the Glory to come; in the weary interval of waiting, the Spirit supports our poor hearts and keeps grace alive within us.” - A. W. Pink

51. “Life isn't about learning how to weather the storm. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.” - Vivian Greene

52. “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” - Shannon L. Alder

53. “However, at fourteen years old, she didn’t understand that all those terrible troubles the heroines in her books went through in real life hurt.That the words were just words on a page, but in real life, the pain was immense. Trials and tribulations to prove your love were exactly that, trials and tribulations.” - Kristen Ashley

54. “How does knowing 'things could be worse' than what I already deem awful make me feel any better? You mean I could sink even lower? Oh joy!” - Richelle E. Goodrich

55. “When words can't make it better, hold my hand and don't let go.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

56. “Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

57. “God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your knees.” - Shannon L. Alder

58. “This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace.” - Richelle E. Goodrich