Our Trials are Tailor Made For Us

“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.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (MSG)



The story is told of a man who had a problem with the cross he was bearing, so he decided to complain to God about it. The Lord brought him to a room of crosses and invited him to look inside and pick up any cross that he desired. The gentleman put down the cross he had and then looked around the room for a cross that was lighter than the one he was given to bear. After looking around the room for a couple of hours, he picked up a cross and told the Lord, “This is the cross I want.” The Lord smiled at the man and said, “That’s the cross you brought into the room.”



There is an element of suffering that all Christians have to endure. Contrary to popular belief, all of us go through seasons of stress, strain, and struggle. But the good news for the believer is that God never puts more on us than we can bear. The Message Bible’s rendering of I Corinthians 10:13 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.”



The exhortation today is a call to remember that our trials are tailor made for us.



Let’s Pray: Father, help us to realize that we’re graced to handle any problem, situation, or circumstance. Teach us how to lean on Your Ever-Sufficient Grace, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”



Daily Prayer: “Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,

that I may not cause pain!”

The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10