Dealing with temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 (New International Version)

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”

Hello all,

Last night I started a new study. I have never read too much into the book of Samuel so I thought that would be a good place for me to begin my studies over the next week or so. I don’t have too much to say on this book as of yet, but I am sure with Gods help I will learn a lot from it during this time. Today’s message, in my devotional book, has lead me to further study the meaning of this passage above. I was surprised by the amount of commentary available on this one verse.

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.” What I think this means is that nothing you will be tempted by is solely for you to deal with. If it is of this world it is a temptation common to all man. There will be differences in circumstances yes but all in all it is a temptation that is not designed only for you to fight. God also tells us that He will not let us be tempted by anything that we can not bear. That to me is a very comforting thought, to know that God is with us and He has told us that He will help us handle anything that comes are way. If God has told us this then how come we find it so hard to deal with things sometimes? Why do we to often take the easy way out? If we can believe and have faith in God and in what He has said to be true, then there will be nothing that we can’t handle with His help. I think that is where I have gone wrong in the past and the present. Too often I say to myself, “here we go again, more trials and tribulations to deal with”. I had this kind of attitude because I found myself not seeking help from the Lord. If I know he will deliver me from the temptation then why don’t I seek for His will to be done and not my own? The passage also reads that He will always give us a way out. So He really means we are not alone in these battles! How wonderful is that to know that He will not turn His back on us. There is a path for us to take, which has been provided by the hand of God, we just have to find it. And we don’t even have to find it alone. We have this battle in front of us and we know that there is a right way out of the battle. The right way is not to pretend it doesn’t exist and it will go away because, my friend, it will not. We have to force ourselves to deal with it head on. God wants to see how we can handle these situations, and God is forever faithful in that He will help us to be able to find the right path.

So today I will leave you all with this. No matter what you are going through, no matter how hard it may seem, no matter how sad you maybe, or how upsetting the possible outcome could be please be assured that all of God’s word is true. You will be able to stand up under the weight that has been put on your heart and shoulders. All we have to do to face it head on, and seek the path the God has laid out for us. Talk to Him often today and ask Him for His guidance.You will be glad you did and I’m sure that our Lord will be even happier that you have called on Him.

William

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