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