There is Nothing Special About Me.

The Bible is full of warnings about Satan and his destructive ways. He is even called a roaring lion on the prowl for a tasty Christian-sized snack. I don't know about you, but I somehow have managed to discount this threat because it seems that a lion would attack in such a frontal, in your face assault that you could not help but know it is there. This may seem stupid when applied to one who seeks to destroy, but no one ever said humans were never stupid. What seems less threatening to me and to many other Christians is the more subtle, subversive method that Satan has mastered throughout the ages. I liken it to placing a lobster in a boiling pot vs. placing a lobster in a pot of cold water and heating it. The lobster dies either way, but a whole lot less warning bells go off when that death is gradual. One way that the Father of Lies has done this in my life is to make me feel that I am special. He has mastered the art of making us feel as if our trials are only our own and that no one else in the world has ever felt that way. Why else would on take their own life unless this myopic view of their own misery was primary in their thought process. For many years I felt that no one could understand my trouble and that this was a valid excuse for my isolation. It turns out that the lion had me anyway, he was just toying with me awhile. Never is the devil more successful than when he has us in isolation. It is no coincidence that Jesus was not tempted while he was feeding the 5000, or on the Sea of Galilee with his disciples. He was alone in the desert when temptation came. I am so blessed that today I have come through to the other side, and although there are still daily thoughts that I am unique in my trials and temptations, I know for a fact that there is nothing special about me, and I am happy to rest in that fact.

I Corinthian 10:13The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.















The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. I Corinthians 10:13