Have you ever read the Bible Verse 1 Corinthians 10:13? That verse says, “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure”. To fully glean knowledge that we can use to apply to our lives circumstances, I think we need to understand what that verse actually means. Again, the verse says that God will not allow Satan to bring temptation, or enticement to sin, into our life where it is too much for us to say no to it. When we are tempted to sin, God will make a way for us to resist it – through His Holy Spirit in us. God wants us to live holy – just as Christ who calls us is holy – and so He provided a Helper for us to resist temptation.
But, that verse has nothing to do with the amount of struggles we will face as believers and sometimes I think that verse is used and applied to the struggles in life that we have rather than the temptations in life that the devil brings.

Consistently, throughout the Bible, I read where God allowed more trials, more pressure, than His children could bear. Elijah, the powerful prophet of God who held back the rain had a time when the trial must have been bigger than his ability to handle it. Consider this verse: “The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” (1 Kings 19:7) Once when Paul wrote to the people at Corinth (2 Corinthians 1:8), he told them that he and his followers faced trials “far beyond our ability to endure”. David, the great war hero and man after God’s own heart, told the Lord that “troubles without number surround me” and “and I cannot see”. He couldn’t see clearly, because he was overwhelmed with the storms of life! Another time David said “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.”(Oh how I identify with David there!) Jehoshaphat prayed, “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12) It sounds like he was facing more than he could handle – on his own.

Are there times when God allows more troubles in your life than you can bear? I am sure that your answer will be Absolutely! Positively!  If you can accept my testimony as an example, let me tell you that sometimes life throws more at me than I can handle – at least more than I can handle alone. I can’t do it in my own strength. I can’t and neither can you.

The reason God allows you and I to experience times when we are consumed by trials – when they are bigger than our own strength can handle – is so that we have no where else to turn except towards Him. We are faced with one solution – and that is to realize Christ is our only hope! He is our solution. After Paul wrote that his trial was bigger than his ability to endure, he offers an explanation. “But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” (2 Corinthians 1:9) there it is! That’s the ticket! Paul recognized truth – that this overwhelming time of trouble – that he couldn’t handle alone – had caused him to focus more on the power of God and allow God to work His perfect will in Paul’s life. And, that is God’s desired reality in our life. He wants us to fully rely on Him. Are you being challenged beyond your ability to endure? Don’t believe that you can do it alone! You can’t! You must not try! Jesus said, “apart from me you can do nothing!” Did you get that point? Nothing! Don’t try anything today without relying on the power of God! He knows you’re weak. He is available to help – if you will call upon Him, He will work and He will answer in the ways He feels is best! When we are at our weakest – He is strong!  Want Jesus to help you with more than you can bear, “Pray and say, Dear Jesus, I need your help, I cannot deal with what life has thrown me, please help me. I am sorry for my sins, and I cannot save myself..I need a Savior, I need You Jesus, please help me. Please save me! Please work to defeat the works of the devil, and the overwhelming problems that I am faced with, in Your Name, I ask and Pray. Amen!

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