“True Joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain”
“Her absence in my life was so painful that it was a presence.”
“The joy is not in the presence of pain, but in the knowledge that God is using our pain to refine us and make us better, not bitter”
“Darkness is the absence of light. Happiness is the absence of pain. Anger is the absence of joy. Jealousy is the absence of confidence. Love is the absence of doubt. Hate is the absence of peace. Fear is the absence of faith. Life is the absence of death.”
“Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is continuing to follow Jesus in the midst of doubt.”
“Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.”