"Suffering does not sever our connection with God's love; on the contrary, it is precisely in the deepest darkness and fear that the light of Christ appears all the more real and warm."
— Peter Torjesen
Source: In 1930, Ye Yongqing wrote a letter to the headquarters of the Inland Society.
Suffering, love, darkness, fear, light
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"I feel that this constant struggling, striving, longing, and hoping for better days is not the true way to happiness, holiness, or usefulness... It is no longer struggling and striving, but abiding in Him; turning to Him, looking to Him; trusting His present power, trusting Him to subdue our inward corruptions; resting in the love of an almighty Savior, enjoying the consciousness of a complete salvation—a salvation 'from all sin'. Willing to have His will truly done in us..."
— Jennie Faulding
Source: Letter from Jennie Faulding to Hudson Taylor (August 21, 1869, quoted from the chapter 'The Exchanged Life' in the biography of Hudson Taylor)
Happiness, Holiness, The Way, Looking to Him, Corruption, Rest, Love, Salvation, Sin, God's Will
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"What I ask of God is not a promise of smooth sailing, but an anchor that holds me in the storm. In the mist of doubt, true faith is not by sight, but choosing to hold fast to His hand even when the way ahead is unclear."
— Isobel Kuhn
Source: By Searching
Promise, Anchor, Faith, Sight, Hand
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"If God calls you to a dark place, do not complain of the hardship and distance of the way; for with the presence of Christ, the darkest wilderness can be turned into light and sweetness."
— Minnie M. Rumry
Source: Twenty-Six Years in China
God, Darkness, Christ, Presence, Light
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"'If I could bear all the suffering and misery of this world, I would plunge into the sea with them.' But my sister replied, 'Eva, you don't need to do that; because two thousand years ago on the cross, someone already did it for you and for this world.'"
— Feng Guizhu
Source: No Longer the Same
Suffering, Misery, Cross, World
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