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Having Christ in your heart does not mean that you will no longer have problems.

The Lord said it very plainly in , “In this world you will have trouble.”

Christians and non-Christians will both encounter problems in this life.

This morning I want us to consider one verse in particular, namely: .

It says, “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 under it” (NIV).

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Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged,

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness,

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

We have temptations yet I have yet to hear somebody say, “I have a big TEMPTATION in my life.”

We always say, “I have a big PROBLEM in my life.”

Your problem could be about your finances, your job OR lack thereof (you just got a job termination notice), your family, or about other areas of life.

You may choose to call it stress, frustrations, mental anguish, crisis, or any other name.

The fact is, your problem is potentially a temptation to act against God’s moral standards.

It could be that you are tempted to cheat, to life, to be mean, to hurt someone, and a variety of other unchristian reactions.

Paul deals with the temptations that lead us away from God instead of drawing us near to him.

He reminded them that the sins of israel in the wilderness was an example to us to avoid settling our minds on evil. he warns us of 4 things Do not be an Idolater, commit sexual immorality, not test Christ and finally not to grumble.

When we are face with trouble we are prone to sin and not seek.

See God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.

What is troubling you today?

What is your struggle?

What is your trial?

Please find encouragement from God’s Word today.

His Word says ( NIV) "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 under it."

In the midst of whatever you are going through today, know that God is faithful and He has already made a way out of your trouble.

GOD HAS ALREADY MADE A WAY OF ESCAPE FOR YOU.

God has already made a way of escape for you and it will astonish those around you including those that have come against you.

He is working on your behalf.

He sees what your enemies are doing to you and He hears the lies that they are speaking concerning you.

He will vindicate you as you stay humble and sweet.

He will make your enemies look foolish as they plot and they scheme against you.

TEMPTATION PROVES THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD

“God is faithful” to Himself.

He cannot deny Himself.

In fact, “if we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself” ().

It is “godlike” (natural for God) for Him to act in love.

He cannot but love just as light cannot keep itself from throwing light in a dark room.

Paul says that the grace of God increases proportionate to the degree of sin ().

What he means is that the greater the sin the more grace is required.

It is no excuse to sin as Paul is very careful to point out ().

It is simply the fact as, in the case of water, “water rises on its own level,” as the old saying goes.

“God is faithful” also to His Word.

This is an encouragement for us to know His Word because “there hath not failed one word of all his good promise” ().

Claim His promises.

Trust His Word.

Apply it on your circumstance.

says that the Word of God is the sword of the Spirit by which you can overcome and be victorious.

GOD WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BE TEMPTED “BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN BEAR”

God knows your strength.

He knows what you can bear.

If you are a “babe in Christ,” like a Grade I teacher, He will only give you a Grade I test.

Will you give your 7-year old boy a 50-pound bag of rice to carry?

Of course not.

So where in the world did you get the idea that God will allow a problem that is beyond your ability to carry?

Are you a better in fathering that God? Cease the thought.

The message Bible says: “ No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face.

All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.”

TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL

TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL

PRAY AND BELIEVE ERADICATING ALL DOUBT.

You have to pray and believe.

Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus.

If you focus on your trial, doubt will begin to invade your being.

Stay fixed on Jesus.

The early church faced much persecution.

They were beaten, imprisoned and even killed for their faith in Christ.

Through it all, they were able to keep their joy because they prayed and believed and they realized that God was working.

James is writing to them and he says ( count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.

For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, {3} because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

{4} Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

{5} If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

{6} But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

{7} That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; {8} he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does."

Beloved, God has already set you free and made a way of escape in the midst of your trouble.

Pray and believe eradicating all doubt.

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Don’t focus on your trouble.

Fix your eyes on Jesus.

He won your victory at the cross and He will lead you through all difficulty as you follow Him from earth to Glory!

The Lord is saying, If you find yourself slipping don’t worry I’m holding the ladder.