More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy.
A society which permits anything will eventually lose everything.
While most of our suffering is self- inflicted, some is caused by or permitted by God. This sobering reality calls for deep submissiveness, especially when God does not remove the cup from us. In such circumstances, when reminded about the premortal shouting for joy as this life's plan was unfolded (Job 38:7), we can perhaps be pardoned if, in some moments, we wonder what all the shouting was about.
If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.
God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.
Sometimes the best people... have the worst experiences... because they are ready to learn
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.
The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.
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.
We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.
