The question is not whether or not you will face trials. The question is, how will you respond when you do?
I know for sure that God can do whatever He wants to do. He's called me to be faithful to do good art, to lift up Jesus and that's what I'm going to do and I'll let the Lord take care of the rest.
Training in God's gym may hurt sometimes, but He will make us stronger.
Faith that doesn't affect your life isn't really faith.
We stand before God's wonder and yet we are disinterested and bored. This should not be.
Denying self isn't a one-time thing, but a daily task.