We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be

Quote by CS Lewis

Topics: Doubt Quotes, God Quotes

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

The longer we remain the way we are, the longer things remain the way they...

The longer we remain the way we are, the longer things remain the way they...

The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as...

The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a 'wandering...

If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a 'wandering...

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

In a sense, it (Christianity) creates rather than solves the problem of pain, for pain...

In a sense, it (Christianity) creates rather than solves the problem of pain, for pain...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without...

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without...

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that...

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that...