James 1v2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, Romans 5v3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance Luke 6v22,23 22“Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. 23“Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.