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More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others.
We can tell much by what we have already willing discarded along the pathway of discipleship. It is the only pathway where littering is permissible, even encouraged. In the early stages, the debris left behind includes the grosser sins of commission. Later debris differs; things begin to be discarded which have caused the misuse or underuse of our time and talent.
To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the deliberate, divine tutorials which God gives to us—because He loves us. These learning experiences must not be misread as divine indifference. Instead, such tutorials are a part of the divine unfolding.
A society which permits anything will eventually lose everything.
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.
The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.
Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best—better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His. We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable.
Never give up what you want most for what you want today.
The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.
Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.
