1 Corinthians 10:13

“There hath no temptation taken hold of you but such as is common to man. But God is faithful; He will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which ye are able to bear, but with the temptation will also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

Job 1:8 (see verisimilitude 6-12).

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?”

It is amazing when you understand the level of trust God placed on us. He allows us to go through situations that are designed to bring glory and honor to him.

Just as Satan had to come to God before he could afflict Job. He needed God’s permission and the parameters in which he can do his dirt. Contrary to some opinions Satan just can not do anything he wants to with us or to us. God has to tell him how far he can go.

What you are going through is simply because God knows you can take it. You were built to withstand and grow, and to ultimately bring him glory.

Even with the temptations we face – yes, it is our own lusts. Those things that tickle our own private fancy. Even with these God does not allow more than we can handle and he always provides a way out. We just have to search for an “out” and take it!

There are times when we feel like a defeated loser. Like we lost the battle and bare the scars to prove it. Some of us even allow the scars of battle to taint the view we have of ourselves or of the world. But don’t give in to this attitude. For the child of God, even though it may “look” like defeat, it is not. Understand the battle is not yet fully over, it is just a temporary cease fire.

The song lyrics say…

“You’re beautifully broken
And you can be whole again
Even a million scars
Doesn’t change whose you are
You’re worthy
Beautifully broken,”

Remember Job and the tremendous loss he suffer? Yes, his body bared the scars of the what he went through. But the scars were not the end. Job held on. He fought through faith, he fought the opinions of friends and family, but he held on. He was built to last! In the end, Job was greater than what he suffered.

We are built to last. Don’t let your scars make you forget whose you are. Get back up and fight again. Finish the battle for your victory is assured.

Have a blessed day!