Trial: Difficult circumstance, allowed by God, purposed to sanctify your life and make you more like Jesus.
Consequence: The natural result of unwise or poor decision-making.
James 1:5
Psalm 139:23-24
John 16:8
The pathway out of consequence is REPENTANCE
Luke 5:31-32
Acts 3:19
The pathway out of trial is PATIENT PERSEVERANCE
James 1:3-4
Hebrews 12:11
Difficult circumstances of life are not evidence of God's absence.
Trials are evidence of God's sovereign, full, no-holds barred battle with the old you to bring about the new you.
Consequences are the fertile soil for God's primary work--redemption.
Psalm 130:7
1 Corinthians 1:30
