Persevering in Suffering and Entrusting Oneself to God
1 Peter 4:12-19
12Beloved, do not be surprised at the burning that occurs among you for testing, as though something foreign were happening to you.13But insofar as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that you may also rejoice with exultation at the revelation of his glory.14If you are reproached in the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.15For let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a wrongdoer or as a meddler.16Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let that person not be ashamed, but let that person glorify God in this name.17For it is the time for the judgment to begin from the house of God; and if first from us, what will be the outcome for those who disobey the gospel of God?18And if the righteous person is saved only with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?19Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.