Sustained!

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT

There is nothing new under the sun. The cycle of life is assured, where we are born, and then we die. In between life and death are so many experiences, some palatable and pleasurable, some definitely not. Whatever the experiences may be, there are assurances given by God today, and these are that I am not alone in those experiences, I am not being singled out for suffering, I do not have to fight in  my strength, and that there is always a way, in God, out of anything life throws at me.

There is no point thinking that maybe God is singling me out for suffering; his love for me is the same as what he offers to the whole world. He is interested in my growth and development in my experience if him, and all he allows will shapen, sharpen and sift me, so I can be all he desires. Whatever he allows has been carefully prepared to bring out the treasures in me, so I can be a visible testament to the power of God. It does not matter what the source is; what is key is that if it comes, God has put ingredients in it that will teach, develop and strengthen me.

I must allow him work, and I must allow the work to take root in me. Complaining, grumbling and giving up won't do much good; thinking God is the One punishing me for something will also not do much good. God is a faithful God, One whose plans are founded in eternity and executed with eternity in mind. He wants me to experience him in a personal way, so that long after I have endured and overcome, I would become stronger, better, wiser and closer to God.

Would I allow him work? His time of favour is here.