Another word in other translations for "trials" is "temptations". So, this might be a way of saying this passage, too:
"You can trust God not to let you be tempted beyond your strength, and with any temptation He will give you a way out of it an the strength to bear it."
I heard a preacher on TV Sunday preaching this message. The name of Jesus is very powerful against the temptings of the devil. And so is scripture. So, what we have to do is say the name of Jesus, ask for help to resist this temptation, and quote a scripture we have in our minds.
I guess my greatest temptation is eating what I know I should not have. That piece of chocolate cake I had tonight! I know darn well it is not good for me. I am diabetic and all that sugar causes lots of health problems for me. And I know that!!! But, that is a huge temptation for me. I needed to ask Jesus to help me resist it, and then I needed to quote a scripture if I knew one. Anything! And right now "Man does not live on bread (cake) alone, but on the word of God". I didn't do it, ate the cake, and now I will "suffer the consequences." (that's what Chad used to say when he was a little boy. And then he'd spell c-o-n-s-e-q-u-e-n-c-e-s! We were just talking about the other day. And it's true! Hope I spelled it right. Did I?)
I have been pondering on this more. Addictions are temptations. I am addicted to sugar and food. I crave the sweets so bad and seem to have no resistance or self-will to stop. I am going to take my advice in the previous post and I am going to KNOW I can resist the temptation to put those foods in my mouth just because I WANT that! Do you have an addiction? We can read this promise every time. "We are not tempted beyond my strength to resist, I know God will provide a way out of it and the strength to do it!" What a promise!
That's excellent, Mom. I have the same addiction. I know what I should and shouldn't eat, and somehow the temptation gets the best of me. I like the idea of asking Jesus for help, and quoting scripture. I also know there is a line, so to speak, that I cannot cross. If I cross that line, I will eat whatever it is I'm tempted by no matter what! So the prayer has to happen before I step over that line. Do you know what I mean?
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Another word in other translations for "trials" is "temptations". So, this might be a way of saying this passage, too:
"You can trust God not to let you be tempted beyond your strength, and with any temptation He will give you a way out of it an the strength to bear it."
I heard a preacher on TV Sunday preaching this message. The name of Jesus is very powerful against the temptings of the devil. And so is scripture. So, what we have to do is say the name of Jesus, ask for help to resist this temptation, and quote a scripture we have in our minds.
I guess my greatest temptation is eating what I know I should not have. That piece of chocolate cake I had tonight! I know darn well it is not good for me. I am diabetic and all that sugar causes lots of health problems for me. And I know that!!! But, that is a huge temptation for me. I needed to ask Jesus to help me resist it, and then I needed to quote a scripture if I knew one. Anything! And right now "Man does not live on bread (cake) alone, but on the word of God". I didn't do it, ate the cake, and now I will "suffer the consequences."
(that's what Chad used to say when he was a little boy. And then he'd spell c-o-n-s-e-q-u-e-n-c-e-s! We were just talking about the other day. And it's true! Hope I spelled it right. Did I?)
I have been pondering on this more. Addictions are temptations. I am addicted to sugar and food. I crave the sweets so bad and seem to have no resistance or self-will to stop. I am going to take my advice in the previous post and I am going to KNOW I can resist the temptation to put those foods in my mouth just because I WANT that! Do you have an addiction? We can read this promise every time. "We are not tempted beyond my strength to resist, I know God will provide a way out of it and the strength to do it!" What a promise!
That's excellent, Mom. I have the same addiction. I know what I should and shouldn't eat, and somehow the temptation gets the best of me. I like the idea of asking Jesus for help, and quoting scripture.
I also know there is a line, so to speak, that I cannot cross. If I cross that line, I will eat whatever it is I'm tempted by no matter what! So the prayer has to happen before I step over that line. Do you know what I mean?
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