There are many people who believe in their mind that God is a loving, caring God; but when times get rough, negative feelings seem to overshadow these positive thoughts. Then God feels as if He is uncaring, possibly a condemning being who will put more on us than we can bear. Yet our compassionate God promises us that He can be trusted, even during trying periods of hardship. He knows exactly where we are spiritually and emotionally, and He desires to meet us, in His love and wisdom, at our point of need. In and of ourselves, we do not have the ability to work through our negative feelings, and let go of our negative thoughts; nor do we have the power to endure the problem patiently, but we are not in this alone! Our loving, faithful Jesus is present to help us escape from the pit of panic and place us on the platform of faith, hope, and love. When the caring Jesus lifts us up, truth pushes back the negative, and the Spirit will help us evolve toward being capable to bear our hardships in His power and patience. Do you need and escape plan? The Lord has one designed just for you…..the right plan to meet you exactly where you are right now. Run To Him! He can be trusted to help and fulfill the good plans He has for your life.

“For no temptation [no trial regarded as enticing to sin, no matter how it comes or where it [leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out [the means of escape to a landing place], that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently” (1Corinthians 10:13).