ALWAYS A WAY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

1 Corinthians 10:13 (The Amplified Bible)
"For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently."

I'm not sure of everyone Else's experience in life. But I CAN attest to this.

Isn't it awesome to sit and think about how God can keep us and deliver us in the midst of EVERYTHING. Therefore there is no temptation, not ONE that can oppress us and take over us. We have the victory through Christ to overcome ANYTHING!

“…. We are more than conquers through Him that loved us.” (Romans 8:37)
“I can do all things through Christ who strengths me” (Philippians 4:13)

Looking back over the course of my life, I have suffered much temptation. I have been tempted to the peak of all temptation in numerous areas but, because I wasn't aware of my RIGHT through the covenant of Blood with Jesus Christ, I never noticed the way out! Either I ignored it or God allowed it to happen so ORGANICALLY that I only notice now that I look back.

The dramatic end of a relationship, no matter how painful- may be God's way of saying GET OUT! For me it was.

Spending so much time walking outside of the will of God, especially after I had already declared that I believed He died on the cross for me was DANGEROUS. When I decided to become saved (which was at a VERY VERY early age) God took ownership of my life. From that point forward, what I did, was not to be my own decision. So God had to allow things around me to be SHAKEN up to allow me to see, "hey. you're really outside of Gods will right now. you need to find a way back in!"

I lost friends. I lost my home.

but one thing I haven't lost, is my mind or my peace! “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you…” (John 14:27).

The way God provides out may NOT always be your idea of great. But when you allow yourself to step outside of His will, you have to understand that CONSEQUENCE follows ALL action! JUST because you are saved, does not give you a RIGHT to sin and ask for forgiveness.

NO!

Being saved gives you the right NOT to sin. :-)

So the way out God may provide may be a simultaneous chastening. It definitely was for me. God had to come in and purge my life in a major way, because I couldn't do it alone!

He always gives us a way out. I believe they start off easy, but get progressively harder as we continue in our own will. Its like walking down a path into a deep forest, as you're going down this path (which by the way is not the path that your tour guide, God has likened for u) as you're going down, you slide down some hills and stumble over some rocks, but it's nothing major. You're thinking, 'I don't know what God was talking about, I'm doing just fine on this path!' Little do you know, the path leads to nowhere- only destruction. Along the way in the beginning of your journey, before you slide down hill #1, there is a small sign pointing to a path that says "exit now to path, right." you smirk and enjoy your slide down the hill. what fun! As you approach another hill you notice that there is a wounded animal on the side of the path. You stop to look at it and see yet another sign telling you to exit here for the right path. This goes on and on and on! The path gets HARDER. it gets DARKER and you lose your way. Finding those little exits to the right path become harder and harder. They are across gorges, surrounded by vicious animals, in coves, hidden high in trees- anything to make you realize. WOW. if I'd taken the way out God offered in the BEGINNING... I'd be much better off right now.

How long will you wait before YOU exit?

Take it from me. You don't want to wait for punishment.