13 Bible Verses about Afflictions, In Christian Living

but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.

But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.

And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, for though our message brought you great trouble, you welcomed it with joy inspired by the holy Spirit,

and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

my persecutions, my sufferings??he things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, the persecutions I endured; yet the Lord brought me safely out of them all.

For this slight, momentary trouble is piling up for me an eternal blessedness beyond all comparison,

Who can separate us from Christ's love? Can trouble or misfortune or persecution or hunger or destitution or danger or the sword? As the Scripture says, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long, We are treated like sheep to be slaughtered." But in all these things we are more than victorious through him who loved us.read more.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor their hierarchies nor the present nor the future nor any supernatural forces either of height or depth will be able to separate us from the love God has shown in Christ Jesus our Lord!

As a result, we ourselves speak of you with pride in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in the face of all the persecutions and troubles you are having to endure. This is a proof of God's justice in judging, and it is to prove you worthy of the Kingdom of God, for the sake of which you are suffering, since God considers it only just to repay with suffering those who are making you sufferread more.
and to give rest to you who are suffering and to us, when our Lord Jesus appears from heaven, with his mighty angels

and he said to me, "My favor is enough for you, for only where there is weakness is perfect strength developed." So I am perfectly willing to boast of all my weakness, so that the strength of Christ may shelter me.

I have told you all this, so that through me you may find peace. In the world you have trouble; but take courage! I have conquered the world."

reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.

For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.

but be glad that you are in a measure sharing the sufferings of the Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may be triumphantly happy. If you are being abused for the sake of Christ, you are blessed, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you.