Skip to main content
Home

Encouraging, Equipping, and Engaging Ideas from Local Church Leaders

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Categories
  • Contributors
  • Resources
  • About

Search form

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Resources

Trials Are Necessary for Growth

Trials Are Necessary for Growth

In the ancient times, a box on the ear given by a master to a slave meant liberty, little would the freedman care how hard was the blow. By a stroke from the sword the warrior was knighted by his monarch, small matter was it to the new-made knight if the royal hand was heavy.

When the Lord intends to lift his servants into a higher stage of spiritual life, he frequently sends them a severe trial; he makes his Jacobs to be prevailing princes, but he confers the honour after a night of wrestling, and accompanies it with a shrunken sinew. Be it so, who among us would wish to be deprived of the trials if they are the necessary attendants of spiritual advancement?

Source: Feathers for Arrows, Charles Spurgeon
Illustration Topics
Trials
Spiritual Growth
Freedom

Weekly Email Digest

Sign up to receive a weekly email digest of new articles and resources from Ministry127.

View a sample email

online degree.jpg

Stay in ministry. Study online. 
Earn your bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies from WCBC Online. 

Find Out More

Home

Encouraging, Equipping, and Engaging Ideas from Local Church Leaders

ministry127.com is a ministry of Lancaster Baptist Church and Pastor Paul Chappell

Stay Connected

Ministry Links

  • Lancaster Baptist Church
  • Striving Together Publications
  • West Coast Baptist College
  • Daily in the Word
  • Dr. Paul Chappell’s Blog
  • Spiritual Leadership Conference