Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. (NLT)

How easy it is to remember that God is always with us. He knows what we desire and what we are being tempted to do or say. Sometimes we are the author of our own temptations as we listen to the thoughts coming from the enemy. "You have done it before." "What can it hurt?" "Nobody will know."

At other times we fall under the spell of others, often so called friends of ours and even our spouse. They are going off in the wrong direction, a way that we know takes us from the will of God in our life, and we choose to follow.

Another saying popped into my mind when I read this scripture. "God will not give you something you cannot handle." This is quoted often and is a misquote of the above scripture. It indicates that God is the author of temptation, but this is untrue.

James 1:13
And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. (NLT)

God is watching our back all the time. He does not tempt us or put us into bad situations. We are very skilled at doing that ourselves. And He does not allow the enemy to tempt us beyond what we are able to endure.

God is faithful to His Word. We are to trust in Him in all things and listen to Holy Spirit as He guides us away from the temptations that come our way.