Persevering Courage

Happy in Hardship?

What experience do we have with hard situations.

Has our countenance been one of anger, victim-hood,?

James 1:2-4

1 Peter 4: 1-19

No strange thing and God never fails

1 Peter 3: 1-17

New Living Translation Chapter 3

Suffering for Doing Good

13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats. 15 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. 16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. 17 Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

1 Peter 2:19-21 A Right life in the face of adversity

1 Peter 5: 8-11 The God of strength and restoration