There is a place in the Hudson River where, as you sail, you seem to be entirely bound with hills. The boat drives on toward a rocky wall & it seems as if it must either stop or be dashed to pieces.
But just as you come within the shadow of the mountain, an
opening is suddenly discovered & the boat passes out into one of the
grandest bays on the river.
So it is with temptation.
If it meets you on your Heaven-ward journey, you are to go
straight on though you see no way out. God does not promise "a way of
escape" until the temptation actually comes. The way will reveal itself in
due time if you only keep on.
And remember that as in the river the beautiful bay lies
just around the threatening rock, so often your sweetest & best experience
in life lies just behind your most threatening temptation.
- (moreillustrations.com)
1 Cor 10:13 (CEV): “You are tempted in the same way that
everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too
much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations.”
“Idle people tempt the devil to tempt them.” - Charles Spurgeon.
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