Is there a storm a brewing?

Today I was reading my discipleship book and came across three scriptures that talk about the testing and trying of our faith.  I can honestly say I'm not thrilled to read these types of passages.  These are the things that happen when God exposes me and I see how wretched of a person I actually am, but in spite of it all, He loves me with this love that is overwhelming and beautiful.  He has forgiven me through Christ Jesus and opens his arms to me despite all my repeated failures.

So, since things are going well and smooth, I can't help but think I might be facing trials soon.  Lord help me!  Give me the grace and peace that surpass all understanding.  May I cling to your mercy and love for me.

Can I say that I hate it when 3 trial verses are read in one day?  I finished the reading for this week and 2 verses were on testing and trials, and then of course James 1:2-3 came to mind.  Thankfully the beginning of Romans is about having peace.  I also heard two different versions of "It is well with my soul".  Is this the calm before the storm?

Rom 5
 ¹Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ²through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. ³Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

1 Pet 4
 ¹²Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. ¹⁴If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. ¹⁵If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. ¹⁶However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. ¹⁷For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? ¹⁸And,
   "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,
      what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"
 ¹⁹So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

James 1
 ²Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. ⁴Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ⁵If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. ⁶But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; ⁸he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.