"Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word." - Psalm 119:67

"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes." -  Psalm 119:71

    The children of God almost always flourish more in trials and difficulties, than in the sunshine of health and prosperity.

"I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me." -  Psalm 119:75