D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Quote

"Unhappiness is a condition which does afflict Christian people. There is in this, therefore, a strange kind of comfort which is nevertheless very real. If anyone reading my words is in trouble, let me say this: The fact that you are unhappy or troubled is no indication that you are not a Christian; indeed I would go further and say that if you have never had any trouble in your Christian life I should very much doubt whether you are a Christian at all. There is such a thing as false peace, there is such a thing as believing delusions. The whole New Testament and the history of the Church through the centuries bear eloquent testimony to the fact that this is 'a fight of faith', and not to have any troubles in your soul, is therefore, far from being a good sign" (Loyd-Jones Spiritual Depression 65,66).