Blog Journeys of a Lifelong Learner

Weak Christians are like children; they look for a great reward for a little work. Let their will be but crossed a little by servants, children, friends, or let them but suffer a little in their names or estates, and presently you will hear them sighing out, "No sorrow like my sorrow; no loss like my loss; no cross like my cross;" instead of remembering that an eye fixed upon encouragements, makes heavy afflictions light, long afflictions short, and bitter afflictions sweet.

From Smooth Stones (Spurgeon’s collected sayings of Thomas Brooks)