James 1:2

Joy in Trials

1:2 My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:12

1:12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Genesis 3:12

3:12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.”

Isaiah 63:17

63:17 Why, Lord, do you make us stray from your ways,

and make our minds stubborn so that we do not obey you?

Return for the sake of your servants,

the tribes of your inheritance!

Habakkuk 2:12-13

2:12 The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead –

he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

2:13 Be sure of this! The Lord who commands armies has decreed:

The nations’ efforts will go up in smoke;

their exhausting work will be for nothing.

Romans 9:19-20

9:19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?” 9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being – to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?”