Spiritual Warfare on How to Handle Suffering.

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Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

1 Peter 4:1-2 (NIV)
¹Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
²As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

1 Peter 4:12-17 (NIV)
¹²Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
¹³But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
¹⁴If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
¹⁵If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.
¹⁶However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
¹⁷For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

Psalms 34:17-19 (NIV)
¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
¹⁹A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;

Hebrews 12:6-8 (NIV)
⁶because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
⁷Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
⁸If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

Hebrews 12:11-13 (NIV)
¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
¹²Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
¹³"Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (NIV)
⁸We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
⁹persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
¹⁰We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NIV)
¹⁷For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
¹⁸So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

1 Peter 5:10-11 (NIV)
¹⁰And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
¹¹To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 2:20-21 (NIV)
²⁰But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
²¹To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

Romans 8:17-18 (NIV)
¹⁷Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
¹⁸I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

2 Timothy 2:3 (NIV)
³Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 2:9-10 (NIV)
⁹But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
¹⁰In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Hebrews 5:8-9 (NIV)
⁸Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
⁹and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

James 1:12 (NIV)
¹²Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)
¹²I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
¹³I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

2 Timothy 1:8 (NIV)
⁸So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,

Spiritual Warfare Scriptures on How to Handle Suffering.

2 Timothy 2:11-12 (NIV)
¹¹Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him;
¹²if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;

James 5:10-11 (NIV)
¹⁰Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
¹¹As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Peter 4:19 (NIV)
¹⁹So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.