Because the early Christians were accused falsely of all sorts of outrageous behavior, Peter urged his readers in I Peter 2:11-25 to be especially careful to live such honorable lives that even their enemies would end up glorifying God. This calling was especially difficult, because they often found themselves in unfair situations that they were powerless to change, in which they suffered unjustly. Amazingly, God called them and calls us to endure unjust suffering and gave us the highest motivation for doing so: Christ already endured unjust suffering for us.
Paul praised God the Father for choosing us and predestining us to be his children.
As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to...
Prayer is the element that activates all the other pieces of the armor of God.