God does NOT tempt us or entice us to evil

I wanted to address this subject with scripture and make this short.

James 1:13,14-- No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God."  For God is not tempted by evil, and He Himself doesn't tempt anyone.  But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by he own evil desires.

Believers please know that God would not tempt us to do evil or entice us to sin that is of the enemy, satan.
But God will provide an escape for you when you are tempted:

1 Corinthians 10:13 .....God is faithful and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape, so that you are able to bear it.

If you are struggling with something that has a hold on you and your are tempted, that is not of God that is of the enemy.  Remember He wants you to be set free from sin.  But when we are struggling with an area in our lives, God already knows what you are going through and will always provide an escape out of it we of course have to choose to listen to Him.  We still have a choice of whether we will listen to Him or ignore Him.  If you continue to ignore Him when is trying to tell you something, then you get yourself into trouble.  Remember many times, God warns many times about things that we should not do.  He always knows what's best for us.

I hope this encourages you.

Denise

When you lose a loved one.....

When you lose a loved one,  we tend to question ourselves one way or another on what we could have, should have done that day, beating ourselves up over what happen.  Can I tell you that you can't change what happened?  And can I tell you that I think it's okay to question the Lord on "how did this happen?" "why did this happen?"  "how can I get past this?" We all have these questions when we lose someone.  Is it okay to be angry at God as to why something happened?  Personally I think it's okay but,  do not stay angry at Him because if you stay angry at Him, overtime you will become bitter eventually turn your back on Him.  Instead of being angry at Him, spend time with Him because (talk to Him and tell Him what's on your heart) He is the one that comforts us in these most trying times and He will continue to uphold you in the palm of His hand. He loves us.  Be surrounded as often as you can by family and friends.

Remember that God knows what it's like to lose a loved one because He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins (but rose the 3rd day).  He loves us and we can't blame Him for what happens in our lives.  Life is a cycle, we are born then we die.  When we will die nobody knows.  Our circumstances will either bring us closer or away from God.  I couldn't imagine my life without him....If it wasn't for Him and His Holy Spirit,  I don't know how I would have kept my sanity at the time when I lost my dad 4 1/2 years ago and my mom over 3 years ago.

Ask God to comfort you during hard times and He will.  No doubt.

I will be praying for you.

Denise