“The challenges in our lives are there to STRENGTHEN our CONVICTIONS. They are NOT there to run us over.”

“Our love is sharpened by the stone of our challenges and strengthened by the struggles of our growth.”

“Challenges that tax our faith are usually opportunities to stretch and strengthen our faith by finding out if we really believe the Lord will help us.”

“We should strive to welcome change and challenges, because they are what help us grow. With out them we grow weak like the Eloi in comfort and security. We need to constantly be challenging ourselves in order to strengthen our character and increase our intelligence. ”

“If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.”

“To love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives.”