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I know that God won't give me more than I can handle, but
I just wish He wouldn't trust me so much.
A reader has sent a desperate plea for prayer for help with
giving up the terribly addictive habit of smoking. Smoking
can have an insidious grip on people as it does in her case.
But there are other things that entrap us as well. Ask
anyone who is overweight and can't lose it.
We control our own bodies, but sometimes there are forces
at work that are stronger than our will power (actually, won't
power). Some folks are just weak when it comes to
controlling their will. Does that make them less valuable to
God. No, because if it did, we would all have some sort of
weakness that could render use less valuable. It is quite
unfortunate that those with poor will power may also have
low self-esteem. Perhaps it's like the chicken or the egg --
which came first.
In Hebrews 12:1 (nlt), the writer makes this oft-quoted
statement: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off
every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so
easily hinders our progress."
The author expresses the primary reason for getting a grip on our
will power -- our witness for Christ. Does our personal foible
hinder our clear witness to the power of Christ within us? If
it does, then we and God have to work hard together so that
we can accomplish victory.
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