1 Corinthians 10:13 (New International Version)
13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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.
Jesus is the ultimate victor as he went through all temptations that we all face today and overcame it. As children of God and co-heirs with Christ, we are given the same victory to overcome it too. Since God knowing us deeply and personally, he will not tempt us or put us in situations that we can not handle. But if we do face trials and temptations that seem difficult, he will provide a solution and he will guide and teach us to overcome it when we draw near to him. These experiences then will help mould and shape our character and strengthen us in trusting our Lord Jesus more. And sometimes just at the moment of falling out or weakening, he will give us that extra bit of strength to go on, and just a bit more to go on and on, so that eventually we will overcome it...bible says we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus our Lord Saviour--- Came across this comment and think its quite interesting to look at it this way
"I heard a story once about temptation that made so much sense to me. A little boy's mom told him not to eat any sweets before dinner, because it would ruin his appetite. A little later, the mom found her son standing in the pantry with an open cookie jar, just peering into it. She asked him what in the world he was doing, and he replied. . . "Oh, I was just fighting temptation!" Sometimes we get into a tempting situation, simply because we chose to put ourselves there. There is still an escape, but we have made it so much harder on ourselves to resist it."
Tempting thoughts may abound, but as Martin Luther once said, and Billy Graham has repeated, "We can't prevent the birds from flying around over our head, but we can keep them from building a nest in our hair!"
