IF YOU STARVE A STRAY ANIMAL, HE GOES AWAY
IF YOU FEED IT, IT WILL MAKE A HOME
YOU’RE NOT ALONE
NO TEMPTATION UNCOMMON TO MAN
- ”No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“. 1 Corinthians 10:13
- ”Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.“. 1 Peter 5:9
IT’S NOT A DEAD END
GOD GIVES A WAY OUT
- ABOVE VERSE IN 1 COR 10: but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it
THERE’S AN ENEMY
GOD DOES NOT TEMPT
- ”Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.“. James 1:13-15
HOW WE WIN
CREATOR VS CREATION
- ”Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.“ Revelation 3:10-12
- ”The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.“ John 10:10
- ”Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
- ”Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him“ James 1:12
