To Endure

No temptation has seized you that isn't common for people.  But God is faithful. He won't allow you to be tempted beyond your abilities. Instead, with the temptation,  God will also supply a way out so that you will be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

I'm readying - in case you haven't noticed - Adam Hamilton's book, Half Truths. My thoughts in this post were inspired by the chapter called "God Won't Give You More than You Can Handle."

That passage of scripture is often used to support the half truth discussed in the chapter, but look at it more closely. What really struck me as I read that passage is the phrase, "God will supply a way out so that you will be able to endure it."

That's such as switch on the common thought, isn't it? It isn't about God testing us - it isn't about God placing temptation in our path or hardship in our lives up to our capacity to endure. It's about God's presence in our lives, helping us to make it through life.

And, for me, that is much more in line with the God of the Bible - and much more encouraging for the faithful.