1 Peter 4:12 – 13 – “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you… But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the suffering of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed.”
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 – “That you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands . . . that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.”
