"God allows our faith to be tried, and He permits troubles to crowd into our lives. Sometimes they seem more than we can bear, but Christ can bear them. The first step towards 'parted waters' is to frequently remind ourselves that the Lord has either put us in this difficult place or has allowed us to be there for reasons perhaps only He knows." -Unknown

"Sovereign Sustaining Grace: Not grace to bar what is not bliss,
nor flight from all distress but this,
the grace that orders our trouble and pain and then in the darkness is
there to sustain." -John Piper

"He is no fool that gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -Jim Elliot