God’s Way Out

And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.  But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.  Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.  I Corinthians 10:13b-14 (NIV)

Didn’t want to leave y’all dispondant after the last post.  God is faithful.  He is on control.  He allows us to be tempted, but I read this to indicate that he limits the severity and duration for each of us.  There seems to be do doubt we will be tempted, cause it says “when” not “if.”  And it doesn’t say God will necessarily remove the tempatation, but that God will provide “a way out” so we do not have to fall and fail.  I think the next verse indicates the way God provides out for most of us most of the time.  “Flee” is the key word here. 

I can choose to grit my teeth, try to look the other way, and stay in situation that provides or allows the temptation, but the longer I stay there the more likely I am to give in.  That’s just the way I am and I doubt you’re much different.  My best bet is to take God’s way out, which is to “vote with my feet” and get the heck away from whatever or whoever is a temptation.  Maybe that doesn’t sound deep or spiritual enough, but it’s pretty practical and it is in the Bible.