No stars gleam as brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky. No water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand. And no faith is so precious as that which lives and triumphs through adversity. Tested faith brings experience. You would never have believed your own weakness had you not needed to pass through trials. And you would never have known God’s strength had His strength not been needed to carry you through.
Charles SpurgeonThere is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health except it is sickness, and that has often been a greater mercy to me than health.
Charles Spurgeon