Trials of life are tough. Nobody wants to “go to trial.” But even without the legal system there are many trials that life can throw at a person. Trials can come in the form of a job, or losing a job. Trials happen within the family and can happen with friends. Trials happen in the form of some bad news about our health. Economic downturns can cause trials as well as a natural disaster or fire. I Peter 4:12-13 speaks of trials being a “spiritual refining process.” From it we learn what God calls us to do, and not do, in tough times.