“Happiness is something that just happens because of the arrangement of circumstances, but joy endures in spite of circumstances.”
“Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes....”
“faith is the art of holding on to things in spite of your changing moods and circumstances.”
“The only way to joy is to interpret our circumstances by God's Word rather than to judge God by our circumstances.”
“I’d encourage Ann to cling to God’s character in spite of what her circumstances screamed.”
“If, as has been postulated before, heroism happens when courage meets circumstance, what if the circumstances are mundane?”