Then and Now

"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 law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver."
Psalm 119:72

"Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction."
Psalm 119:92

"I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me."
Psalm 119:93

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. --Author Unknown