Depending Upon God

Psalm 4:3

“You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for Himself. The Lord will answer when I call to Him” (NLT)

God has called every one of us to Himself, but few will pursue that calling. Many will hear of it and choose to pursue their own calling instead of Christ’s and, although it is fun in the moment, are not rewarded for eternity but rather are punished. But we that have accepted God’s calling in our lives and are in pursuit have been appropriated for Christ. We are both set apart from punishment and are deemed fitting for His purpose of spreading the gospel and sharing His love.

As Christ’s disciples we encounter challenges and trials that we cannot beat. We are attacked and persecuted as we proclaim His name by both others and Satan to the point in which we cannot bear. But 1 Corinthians 10:13b seems to contradict that because it says “(God) will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand”. How can we both face temptations we cannot bear and have no temptation to be more than we can stand? It is simply because of this, we will face trails and temptations that we cannot face on our own, but we have a God we can depend on that is mightier than anything and everything else.

I am going to depend on God in times of trial and temptation by praying that Christ will make me more dependent on Him so when trials and temptations come my way I am already leaning upon God for support.