Distress Quotes - Page 2

Offering thanks and singing praises to God, compels the Lord to act in our behalf, to either calm the storm to a whisper, or to give us the strength to endure the storm. Whichever He chooses, He brings us out of our distress and into His peace." Meet Him on the Mountain pg. 138.

Confidence is what we get when we take fear, face it and replace it.

Then I’m suddenly reminded of how I get engulfed with nightmares of Mom’s death as soon as I fall asleep. Hesitantly, I call to him, “Hey, Adrian?”“Yeah?”“Can you hold my hand the entire night?” My voice comes out as a quiet whisper.There’s a pause. I’m almost afraid to meet his eyes. Heartbeat picking up faster, his fingers interweave with mine and lace them together. I turn almost reflexively and I’m faced with his eyes—burning so green that it’s hard to look away. And for a second—one second, there is this feeling that flits in my chest, making my breath catch.Then his eyes close and I blink slowly—feeling as I’m in a dream-like trance. Then mine slide close too after a while of memorizing this moment, this moment of silent peacefulness.The gentle pressure of his hand holding mine coaxes me into sleep.This time, there’s only a soothing blankness. And we sleep just like that; backs curved together, my head folded in his chest. As we hold hands, I fall into the awaiting darkness.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Whoever doubt is in state of delusion.

If your mental health is sound, then when disturbances come, you will have some distress but quickly recover.

Loss of hope is root of distress.

Life is an individual race of endurance.

Distress at losing an object can be as much a frustration at the intellectual mystery of the disappearance as about the loss itself.

Children do not always appreciate their parents encouraging them to explore and grow. The selfishness of a child manifests itself in his or her intent to remain a child and never enter an adult world of distress, disappointment, and jadedly surrendering an envisioned life by making commitments that limit boundless options.

Grace freely given by God,

Dancing dismiss distress.

Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.

The main recipients of injustice in any society are the afflicted the distressed and the troubled one, both in soul and in body.

Don't be your own devil.

Thank God, who delivered us from great death, the doom of distress.

The Lord shall be your comfort in times of distress.

No matter what happens to you, if you have life, with faith and hope, you will live to see your situation change.

Many life-affirming questions lead to an endless spool of disconcerting propositions and contradictory conclusions, and even more troubling, some queries prove unanswerable.

Despite its successes, in the end, philosophical thinking always falls short of its real goal. It involves both the wonder of aspiring toward the Truth and the distress of falling short of that Truth. In this way, philosophy can be characterized as wondrous distress.

The greatest souls have survived deep distress and mental-ill health.