I’ve heard a lot of people say that God must have created evil and sin, since God created everything. But it’s not true. God gave man choice. Man “chose” to disobey = sin. There ya have it. We were the masterminds who decided to sin against the Most High God. Pretty smart, huh? But because He is the amazing and AWEsome God that He is, He gave us a way out of spending eternity in hell. He sent His one and only Son to die on the cross for us sinful people, so that we may live and have eternal life with Him in heaven. But before we get that, we must turn our lives completely around, do a 180, repent to God of our sins, and live fully for Him on a daily basis. Another choice that we need to make. Though just because we let Christ reign over us, doesn’t mean that our lives are going to be without sin, temptation and trials. BUT He did provide a way out of every temptation and trial.
1 Corinthians 10: 13 – “No 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.”
So, not only did God provide a way out of temptations, but He will never give us anything that we cannot bear. I think that’s pretty gracious of Him. So, I think we all need to consider that there is always a way out of temptation, we just need to not act without thinking, which can lead to a mess. Reading our Bibles and memorizing Scripture are some bigees. If we start memorizing Scripture, when a trial comes up we'll have verses in our head that we can just pop out and realize that there is a way out of whatever were going through. It may be hard for some people to memorize Scripture but trust me, its deffinately worth getting them in our heads. Putting note cards in places you frequently are at in your house is a helpful way and will get you to think about the verse more often.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Colossians 3:16 - "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God."
