Trials, Temptations and Tribulations

[altya]

I have seen so many Christians thinking that God does not love or care about them because of the bad things happening in their lives. This is a lie from Satan to keep Christians away from God.
We need to be wide awake spiritually to know what is happening with us. If not, we can go on in circles, unnecessarily in the wilderness. When something ‘bad’ happen to you try to see if it’s a trial a temptation or tribulation. It will make it much easier because you can use the right scriptures to overcome any of these.

Trials are from God because God do test us.
Tribulations come from people (under the influence of Satan) and circumstances, Temptations from Satan using our own flesh to conceive us.

It is very important to distinguish between them, if not; we can make mistakes to blame God for the wrongs in our lives.
Trials
The word trial means test, examination, experiment or audition.
Christians have to face many trials. Poverty and persecution appear to have been the biggest trials faced by Christians, but in all kinds of difficulties that can create threats to our faith in God—sickness, the death of loved ones, a rebellious child, a hated job.

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you,(test you) as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Fiery trial does not sound as if its going to be a pleasure to go through trials, but if we can take our eyes off the trail and fix it onto the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus then we will see that we can count this trial pure joy.
13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Sometimes we suffer because we ourselves created a storm, let’s rather let God have His way and put trials on our way to purify us.

1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Trials, which test us as fire refines or, lead to a more settled, stable Christian character; and as we continue taking a Christian viewpoint on trials, this perseverance will be able to finish its work of producing strong, mature, unshakable believers. Christians must take a typically Christian perspective on life. Wisdom in the Bible is a practical, down-to-earth virtue that provides its possessor with insight into the WILL and WAYS of God.
The reason for trials is to test our faith and God is testing us. We can pass all tests by rejoicing and knowing that the glory of God is resting upon us.

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[altya]

Temptations
A temptation is the inner pulling towards sin. Temptations are coming though our senses most of the time. We see and we desire. We hear and we want to follow the wrong way. We taste the fruit of adultery and we want to indulge in it. We smell the pig stiles and we want to roll in the mud. We feel the power of money and then we want to bow before it.
I am concerned about Christians that will be confused these two and blame God for temptations in their lives. Scripture is very clear that God does “TEST” or put his people through trials (Gen. 22:1). But, this scripture positively declare that God never tempts His people
James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
God never entices people to SIN or desires that they fall into all kinds of inequities. Believers must never excuse their sin by blaming God for the temptation. God has mad a plan for us to get free from sin by sending His Son to Calvary. Whatever the temptation, God commands Christians to REJOICE
James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
How is this possible? By recognizing that God can use these temptations to produce, Christians who are “MATURE and COMPLETE”
1 Corinthians 10:13a 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.
YES, God is faithful and with every temptation that comes to our side, we can know that it’s not ABOVE us. We CAN HANDLE IT. It’s good to know – but God did not stop here He even gives us more………
1 Corinthians 10:13b but will with the temptation also MAKE A WAY TO ESCAPE, that ye may be able to bear it.
God is so good to us. YES, there is a way to escape temptations to enable us to overcome Satan and to live a life in the fullness that God has created us for.
Christ was made a curse for us, He died a cursed death.
Did thorns come in with sin? He was CROWNED WITH THORNS for us.
Did sweat come in with sin? He SWEAT FOR US, as it had been GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD.
Did sorrow come in with sin? He was a MAN OF SORROWS; His soul was, in His agony, exceeding sorrowful.
Did death come in with sin? He BECOMES OBEDIENT UNTO DEATH. This is the greatest gift ever given to a sick and needy world.
Blessed be God for his Son our Lord Jesus Christ.

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[altya]

Tribulations

Being a Christian is no guarantee for a smooth live. We will have tribulations.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

If you pray and ask God to give you patience, look your tribulation is on its way to you. All things that are good for us are not always pleasant to go through. We need to remember that we glory in tribulations.
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Tribulation will not have the power to take us from God but bring us closer to God.
2 Corinthians 7:4b I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
Its totally un-understandable how can someone be exceeding joyful in tribulations but its with the eye’s fixed on the fruit of the spirit that we can be.
Remember:
In trials we persevere because it’s strengthens our faith.
In Temptations we count it all joy. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

In Tribulation we glory because it helps us to be patient

 

[Gerry]

Wish we were face to face to discuss this teaching on Tribulations. You have laid a very good foundation.

 

[ZiSunka]

Trials are also sometimes of our own making, when we choose to disobey God, there are natural consequences that cause us pain. These trials are also good for us, because they teach us God's boundaries, and why we should obey him.

 

[altya]

Thanks Gerry, this teaching I got after many tears and persecution

 

[altya]

I am so glad that you mention that we pay the consequences of our mistakes/sins and that it cause us to go through trials – thanks Lamb's Love.

 

[Gerry]

Being a Christian is no guarantee for a smooth live. We will have tribulations.

What an understatement! As a Christian today, if you walk one block and do not run head on into satan, you better turn around immediately, you are going the wrong way.

 

[altya]

Not always but most times

 

[Gerry]

ALWAYS!