GOD WILL NOT LET YOU BREAK (so extremely encouraging)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010 David Wilkerson
GOD WILL NOT LET YOU BREAK

Remind yourself that God knows exactly how much you can take, and he will not permit you to reach a breaking point.

Our loving Father said, “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” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

The worst kind of blasphemy is to think God is behind all your hurt and pain, that it is the heavenly Father disciplining you, that God thinks you need one or two more heartbreaks before you are ready to receive his blessings. Not so!

It is true that the Lord chastens those he loves, but that chastening is only for a season and is not meant to hurt us. God is not the author of confusion in your life; neither are you. The enemy tries to hurt us through other humans, just as he tried to hurt Job through an unbelieving wife.

Your heavenly Father watches over you with an unwavering eye. Every move is monitored; every tear is bottled. He feels your every hurt and he knows when you have been exposed to enough harassment from the enemy. He steps in and says, “Enough!” When your pain no longer draws you close to the Lord and, instead, begins to downgrade your spiritual life, God moves in. He will not permit a trusting child of his to go under because of too much pain and agony of soul.

God will lift you out of the battle for a while, right on time. He will never allow your hurt to destroy your mind. He promises to come, right on time, to wipe away your tears and give you joy for mourning. God’s Word says, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Psalm 30:5).

You're right - this is very encouraging. Our faith in God's love is not put to the test during times of victory, but during times of defeat. We are so earthly-conditioned. We often assign human psychological attributes to God, and believe He adheres to them in relation to discipline. Satan wants us to believe that God relates to us as a human employer relates to human employees.

Revelations of God's goodness, love and all-encompassing understanding of our heart and mind comes during times of failure and subsequent restoration. When we expect the axe, He gives us a ring; when we expect expulsion, He grants us promotion. He knows exactly what He is doing in relation to our lives, and His goodness knows no bounds. He is perfect in all He does - both in punishment and reward, and it is ultimately His goodness and mercy that leads men and women into genuine repentance.

The worst kind of blasphemy is to think God is behind all your hurt and pain, that it is the heavenly Father disciplining you, that God thinks you need one or two more heartbreaks before you are ready to receive his blessings. Not so!

I have heard worse blasphemies than this.

It is true that the Heavenly Father will not cause His child to shed a needless tear.
In this world we will shed oceans of tears, but they are all needful.
Tears have a sobering and cleansing effect.
God't ultimate purpose is not our happiness, but our sanctification. If we truly love Him, we will welcome all things that make us holier.

"And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."