Thoughts into Words

A dear friend of mine sent this to me today....

How often do we say, “God will not give me more than I can handle" or "He has a plan”. Basically, we're saying that every trial we endure is in God's plans. But this couldn't be further from the truth! Our trials are the result of our own foolishness. Why do we so often like to pin it off on God testing us? The truth is, most of our trials are a natural result of our own sin, not a trial from God. With this said, God can take it and turn it into something that glorifies Him, but He most definitely did not plan for the trials we face in life. So maybe the whole "God will not give me more than I can handle" thing, is really not even true at all, because God doesn’t give evil. He doesn’t give sickness, or injury or anything of the like because God is good. Our trials are a result of our own sin. Yes, God allows those trials and yes, He can use them for His purpose but does He really test us by sending evil our way? He doesn't at all, but He is with us as we walk through them.

Doesn't it make perfect sense? I have been guilty of this very thought process. It's our own sin that causes such grief and heartache. Our trials are not part of the plan. It's Satan that causes evil, harm and hurt. Not God! We live in a world with choices and our choices alone make the path the walk. Some challenges are neither a direct result of our sins nor are they part of God's plans. God has promised to walk along side of us if we call on Him.