Whe Life Is Just Too Much

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 to it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

What happens when life gets to be just "too much?" Good question, especially if you are going through "it" right now.  But it is a good question for which the LORD Jesus has an answer.

  1. Recognize the lie that you are the only one who has ever gone through this tempatation or the only one who is going through the temptation: Check out the first part of the verse above:  What you are going through is "common."  That is right. What you are going through has happened before and may even be happening to other folks, even as you experience being "siezed" by it.
  2. God is faithful:  He has journeyed with others through this and brought them to the other side.  God may allow you to be brought to this, but God is also faithful and capable of bringing you through it.
  3. He will not let you be "tempted beyond what you can bear:"  Now this part of this verse is one of the most misquoted verses in Holy Writ. Sadly many folks say "God will not put anymore on me than I can handle."  Thus they blame God for the problem, just as Job of old blamed God.  When in reality, God is the defender who provides the great escape. And the Evil One is the source of this tempting course. Then he goes into hiding as God get's blamed.  Remember  evil is live spelled backward.  And you have it all backwards if you think God is doing this to you. He provides the way out.  He is NOT the spout out of which the temptation comes out.
  4. God provides the escape hatch or the way out:  With this temptation, says the word HE provides "a way of escape." He does this so that we can "bear it."  In other words He provides a way for the temptation to not be more than we can handle.
  5. Decide to escape:  We need to take God's way out.  We need to not believe the lies that blame God and that this is too much.  We need to truly "let go and let God" lead us in the path of right way ness, and we will then be able to escape. 
Precious Christ Followers God does not promise us a life free of suffering, but He does provide us a way out. He provides us with ways to find answers.  Live today and follow the lead of the Word of God I have shared with you today.  Then...

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