Common To Man

Gal.6:⁹ “We must never get tired of doing good because if we don’t give up the struggle we shall get our harvest at the proper time” [JB].

The story is told of a man that had to work to support his family when he was seven years old because they were forced out of their home due to legal technicalities. When he was nine years old, still a shy little boy, his mother died. When he as twenty-two, he lost his job as a store clerk. He wanted to go to law school but he did not have the qualification. At twenty-three, he went in debt to become a partner in a small store. Three years after, his business partner died leaving him a huge debt that took years to repay.

At twenty-eight after a four year romantic relationship, his lady friend turned down his marriage proposal and he was devastated. At thirty-seven on his third try, he was finally elected into congress. Two years later he ran again and he failed and he had a nervous breakdown. At forty-one adding additional heartache to an already unhappy marriage, his four years old son died. The next year he ran for the position of a land officer and he was rejected. At forty-five, he ran for senate and lost. Two years later, he was defeated for vice presidential nomination. At forty-nine he ran for senate again and lost. And at fifty-one Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States of America.

With all the failures, he just kept going. Meanwhile, all some people need to put up a consistent pity party, is to suffer one out of the many things that Abraham Lincoln experienced. Either the death of a parent, the loss of a job, or rejection from a love interest, and some people will even go as far as attempting suicide. To this very day, Abraham Lincoln is one of the best presidents the United States ever had.

1 Cor.10:¹³ “No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy]” [AMP].

Prayer: Father, in the Name of Jesus, I speak courage and boldness to my heart. Amen!