1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:13 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. (The Message)

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), a Scottish minister and teacher was converted to Christianity during his teen years under Charles Spurgeon and went on to study theology at Dunoon College. He wrote a book called "My Utmost For His Highest".

In his book, there is a passage that says, "There are spots (in our lives) that faith has not worked in us as yet."

I thought I had me together and never thought about my not trusting God enough until 5 years ago when he started to test me. It's not fun to be tested and it's not fun to be pushed to what you think is your limit and it can make you either run to God or from God. So you have that issue on top of everything else and believe me, at those times, it's not as easy a decision as you think and I believe it is easier to run from God than to him. It takes courage and strength to keep the faith and to stay focused on his Word. God has provided me friends/family to stay by my side and they constantly remind me that God is with me and won't leave me, ever.

It's hard to be pushed and I can be stubborn at times, but the Scripture says God won't let us be pushed beyond our limits. So when I get to what I think is the end of my limit (as I have many times and still do), I have to trust that God will intervene and bring me safely past that point and he does that by providing me with strong Christian people to lean on. It's an ongoing process for me, but God won't give up.

Life is difficult and God will continually stretch our faith, but never beyond what he knows we can handle. I pray I can continue to endure God's testing and eventually pass it and then be strong for the next test.

Nancy