“No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.” I Corinthians 13:13 NET
Some translations use the word tempted instead of the word tried. A way out doesn’t always mean the person will escape the trial. It may mean that God will assist you in walking through the trial to the other side. And He doesn’t say you have to bear it alone. Remember God is omnipresent and always with you.
There are multiple examples in the Bible where God supplies the courage and peace to endure difficult times and walks through the trial with the believer. We see this with Daniel in the lion’s den; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace; David and Goliath and many others.
“But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings as eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
This sounds easy, but in reality when I am in a trial, I don’t always think of waiting for God first. However, I am getting better at this with experience. I tend to worry and try to come up with a plan on my own. It sometimes isn’t until I see that I can’t handle the situation alone that I turn to God. That is when I have to take time to BE STILL and KNOW THAT HE IS GOD, Psalm 46:10.
Knowing we are safe in the assurance that He is God, we can wait on him even in chaos. To be still in this verse means keep silent, to stop striving, stop fighting, relax, to put your hands down (don’t surrender to the enemy). Once we are still, we can become aware of the presence of God. When God asks you to be still, He wants you to trust Him. Trusting Him requires you to fully let go and trust His timing and ways.
I always mess things up when I try to take care of things on my own. God gives us examples in His Word of His children trying to take things into their own hands as well. Sarah decided not to wait on the LORD and let Abraham have a child with her handmaid. We are still suffering the consequences of those actions today.
Exodus 14:14 “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still”.
We all have battles to fight, and sometimes music helps me to remember to lay my battles at the feet of Jesus. “This Is How I Fight My Battles” reminds me that calling on the name of Jesus is how to fight my battles, then watch what God can do. But, don’t forget the BE STILL part.
God’s plans don’t always coincide with ours, but His plans are always right.
We want to thank Naomi Jones for sharing this post.
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