You Will Endure!

The most difficult thing Christians go through are the “temptations” they are to endure—and a Christian will endure every single one. Know that God uses everything—especially the trials, for the benefit of believers (Ro 8:28). This promise alone is enough to use to deal with the hardness from a trial, but God goes further, in that “God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1Co 10:13.

No matter what the hardness, God will cause you to endure it, esp. when you don’t know how or what to feel, for His “grace is sufficient” (2Co 12:9); and trials are tests that will manifest whether or not one is reborn, so you will eventually know for certain. There are three promises here that God uses to take one through the difficulties that will “suffice.”

1. God doesn’t allow the trail to be beyond the believer’s ability to endure it. If one thinks it’s too much, then you have yet to believe and learn this lesson, but He will always take you through it anyway. 2. God “makes a way” we can endure it, but it requires the trust and faith to use it. It just requires being patient as possible while you are waiting for the resolution (Rom 12:12). 3. This promise is part of which one receives when waiting, even if you can’t learn patience in it yet, He will take you through it regardless. Our Father knows the extent of our ability, and keeps it within one’s level of maturity—so that you will “be able to bare it,” that is, the ability to deal with it. Again, it just requires patiently waiting on, and trusting God for the deliverance. Even if one doesn’t know what or how to think or feel concerning the difficulty, He will still deliver you through to its end; and you will learn something after the trial.

Often the trial involves the Enemy attempting to bring you to an agreement of guilt concerning something—when you fully know you have not intentionally sinned anywhere; or the trial might just involve a feeling of not caring about anything. Nothing means anything to you, even eating and sleeping, one is just empty—except for loving and trusting God for everything, which is the main purpose of the trails!

It’s my belief that believers learn most of God’s love through the trials, because these are the hardest times, which is like a fire, that burns away the doubt and leaves the faith; and a stronger faith at that, through every trial!

May the Father of all trials guide you to continue “to be conformed to the image of His Son;” (Rom 8:29; 2Co 3:18).
NC
 
Good morning, Bob;

You Will Endure
is an excellent teaching and it brought a thought from teaching yesterday's Sunday School.

You wrote,
"Often the trial involves the Enemy attempting to bring you to an agreement of guilt concerning something—when you fully know you have not intentionally sinned anywhere; or the trial might just involve a feeling of not caring about anything. Nothing means anything to you, even eating and sleeping, one is just empty—except for loving and trusting God for everything, which is the main purpose of the trails!

It’s my belief that believers learn most of God’s love through the trials, because these are the hardest times,
which is like a fire, that burns away the doubt and leaves the faith; and a stronger faith at that, through every trial!"

We discussed when God receives our prayer request during a trial and there may still be an obstacle during His answer to our prayer.

A couple was blessed after she received her masters that opened up a new career but there were still challenges. She felt answered prayer meant no setbacks (that I can't go into) and "easy peasy" as she enters her new job.

My wife and I have experienced what God made so obvious in answered prayer, but perhaps this wasn't really His answer because of the trial that came with it. We were tempted to second guess God but chose to take a step of faith. God got us past the trial which was temporary but the outcome was truly His blessing to us for His glory.

God bless you, Bob and thank you for sharing.

Bob
 
Good morning, Bob;

You Will Endure
is an excellent teaching and it brought a thought from teaching yesterday's Sunday School.

You wrote,
"Often the trial involves the Enemy attempting to bring you to an agreement of guilt concerning something—when you fully know you have not intentionally sinned anywhere; or the trial might just involve a feeling of not caring about anything. Nothing means anything to you, even eating and sleeping, one is just empty—except for loving and trusting God for everything, which is the main purpose of the trails!

It’s my belief that believers learn most of God’s love through the trials, because these are the hardest times,
which is like a fire, that burns away the doubt and leaves the faith; and a stronger faith at that, through every trial!"

We discussed when God receives our prayer request during a trial and there may still be an obstacle during His answer to our prayer.

A couple was blessed after she received her masters that opened up a new career but there were still challenges. She felt answered prayer meant no setbacks (that I can't go into) and "easy peasy" as she enters her new job.

My wife and I have experienced what God made so obvious in answered prayer, but perhaps this wasn't really His answer because of the trial that came with it. We were tempted to second guess God but chose to take a step of faith. God got us past the trial which was temporary but the outcome was truly His blessing to us for His glory.

God bless you, Bob and thank you for sharing.

Bob
God always adjusts the trial to the believer, that it will not ever be beyond what we can handle; He makes "a way to escape, so "we can bare it." This is easy to understand, but can be difficult to endure.

Thanks for the reply and God bless!
 
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