Overcoming Trials & Standing Firm, For We are Kept by God's Hands (2.4.15)

1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but GOD is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. 

This Scripture teaches us a powerful principle. If we belong to Him, GOD will not allow any difficulty to come into our lives that we are not capable of bearing.

Meaning that anything that comes our way, anything that tempts us, any tragedy that befalls us; we are more than capable of overcoming those things and achieving spiritual victory. That does not mean life will always be easy. On the contrary, the fact that we may need a "way of escape," indicates that GOD sometimes allows difficult trials to come into our lives. 

We may not believe that we can overcome them, we may doubt our own strength to prevail and we may even fail in the test. That does not mean, though, that we are not capable of overcoming that particular temptation. Whatever the temptation is, GOD promises that we will be able to overcome it.

But what does it mean to "overcome" trials? It means that the trials do not overcome our faith nor our position as children of GOD, and that we will come through the trials intact. 

Our eternal destiny is not in danger, because we are kept by the Holy Spirit, who was given to us as a down payment on our salvation (see Ephesians 1:13-14). No trial can overcome our salvation, because our salvation is of GOD. 

Therefore, the child of GOD will stand firm through the trials, kept by GOD's hand. This is proof that our salvation is real and our reward in heaven awaits us. James 1:12 assures us, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that GOD has promised to those who love him."