Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. –James 1:12 (ESV)

Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. –Galatians 6:9 (ESV)

We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. –Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. –James 1:2-4 (ESV)

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! –1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV)

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? –Romans 8:31 (KJV)

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Dr. Candy Gunther Brown, Testing Prayer: Science and Healing (Harvard, 2012).

Larry Burkett, Business By the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace (Thomas Nelson, 1998).

William Gouge, Building a Godly Home. 3 vols (Reformation Heritage Books, 2013).

John Flavel, Preparations for Sufferings (Banner of Truth, 1997).

John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress (Whitaker House, 1981).

Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God (Whitaker House, 1982).