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Trial - a Christian perspective
In this passage, Christians are told not to be surprised by the suffering they sometimes experience. Following Christ is not a guarantee of freedom from persecution--on the contrary. But Christians can take heart that when we experience trials, we are suffering alongside Christ himself.

http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%204:12-13&version=NIV