Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
Tony EvansRead
Peace doesn't mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Peace is not the absence of challenges, but the ability to maintain calm within those challenges.
In this quote, Tony Evans emphasizes that true peace is not simply the lack of problems, but rather a state of mind where one is not controlled or overwhelmed by their difficulties. It suggests that while challenges are inevitable in life, maintaining inner tranquility is key to navigating them effectively.
Themes
PeaceProblemsCalmInner StrengthMindset
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
More from Tony Evans
All quotes βA kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of his life.
Tony EvansRead
Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected.
Tony EvansRead
The reason so many believers are struggling is that we have voted in the past asking God to bless our plans rather than casting our votes based on seeking His agenda. We want God to sign off on our decisions rather than us following His.
Tony EvansRead
Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house.
Tony EvansRead
Football is oneness in action. When played well, it is unity on display. Players come from different races and different backgrounds. However, when they get on the field, they harmonize their differences toward a common goal.
Tony EvansRead
Similar quotes
Peace is freedom in tranquility.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
For all the civilians saved thanks to the presence of peacekeepers, there have been those who were lost - the United Nations personnel who sacrificed their lives for a noble cause. Even as we mourn our fallen colleagues, we are all uplifted by their unflinching commitment and are inspired to strive even harder for the collective cause so eloquently envisaged in the United Nations Charter: a world free from the scourge of war.
Jan EliassonRead
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
Jawaharlal NehruRead
When we see so many conflicts multiplying, the only way to allow the international community to be able to address those conflicts, the only way to allow the international community to act boldly, is with unity of the countries of the region, able to serve together and in the same universal principles.
Antonio GuterresRead
We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.
Baha'U'LlahRead
World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor - it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.
John F. KennedyRead