"No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it" (1 Corinthians 10:13).
He is faithful. He will not allow anything to come against you that you cannot bear. (Temptation, here, can also be translated "test" or "trial.") The fact that you are facing the situation is proof in itself that it is not unbearable. He is faithful. The fact you are facing the situation is also His promise that He will provide a way of escape! Do you believe this? Do you "faith" that He is faithful? Let your faith affect your response to Him and to the situation at hand. Do not fear the storms. Do not be angry with God. He is using the storm to mold you into the image of Christ, and to bring praise to Himself. If He could not, He would intervene and deliver you at once. Since He can use it, He will use it; and He will see you through to victory. Trust Him.
When Peter got out of the boat and walked on water, he "saw the wind" and "became afraid" and began to sink. He cried out to the Lord to save Him. Jesus reached out His hand and pulled Peter up. Then what? The Bible doesn't say how quickly they got back to the boat, only that "when they got into the boat the wind stopped." Apparently, they walked together, on water, through the wind and the waves, back to the boat.
He is faithful. He will reach out and take hold of you. He may not stop the storm until you have walked with Him through it for a while. But He will stop it. He may take you to the place of refuge first, but He will stop it.
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