1 Corinthians 10: What CAN’T Kill Me, Makes Me Better

Hey gang, Seth back once again to talk to you about 1 Corinthians 10! This chapter of Corinthians addresses struggles and stresses that we all experience. Everyone deals with temptations, tests, and trials every day, but we shouldn’t allow ourselves to give in to these worldly things. We find ourselves saying we can’t do something or things are “too hard” and that we can’t handle it. We even find ourselves questioning God, asking Him why He would do something to us. We can find relief in scripture here that God will never abandon us and never place us in a situation that we cannot handle.

​1 Corinthians 10:13- No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to us all. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will provide a way out so that you can endure it.

​God knows EXACTLY how much we can stand, how much pain we can endure, and how much potential we have. I love the scripture above because it lets us know that God wants us to be the best we can be for him. Through these tests that we endure throughout our lives, God is building us up to serve the purpose he has for every single one of us.
​From personal experience, that I’m sure most will share with me the biggest breakthroughs have come in times of great trials. God increases us by trusting in Him and in ourselves to do what he has laid out before us. The best part about this is that anything that we may face, we can rest assured that we will come out victorious! We should view these tests as reassurance that God has something amazing he wants for us.
​Along this same message, in 1 Corinthians 10, God shows us that we cannot live a semi-Christian life for him. Everything that we do should be to glorify God. He has given us the will to choose to love and obey him. From our freedom, we should not squander it with worldly things, but give God glory in all things. The importance of being free is that we have the ability to show affection to our God in so many ways. The bible tells us to seek the good of many and not ourselves. So remember people, saved and unsaved, we are all children of God!
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