Philippians 2:13
for it is God who is at work in you, both to motivate the desire and to carry out what pleases Him.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John replied, "You decide whether it is right before God to listen to you men or to Him;
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know [i.e., are aware of] the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we ought to thank God for you always, brothers [who are] dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning [Note: Some manuscripts use the Greek word for "firstfruits" instead of "beginning" here, but it is difficult to know in what sense the Thessalonian Christians were "first"], in order to be saved through being set apart by the Holy Spirit and through belief of the truth [of the Gospel].