"Don’t be surprised if there is an attack on your work, on you who are called to do it, on your innermost nature-the hidden person of the heart. It must be so. The great thing is not to be surprised, nor to count it strange-for that plays into the hand of the enemy.
Is it possible that anyone should set himself to exalt our beloved Lord and not instantly become a target for many arrows?
The very fact that our work depends utterly on Him and can’t be done for a moment without Him calls for a very close walk and a constant communion of spirit. This alone is enough to account for anything the enemy can do...Don’t be surprised if you suffer. It is part of the way of the cross...So rejoice!
You are giving Him what He asks you to give Him: the chance to show you what He can do." -Amy Carmichael
