We have all had experiences where we need to be prepared to deal with unwelcome news, including potentially highly stressful ones involving medical conditions. Having Bible promises to claim during these times is not just a way to reduce stress, it avails you of all the resources of heaven on your behalf.
One that I have claimed many times has been 1 Corinthians 10:13. Paraphrasing it from the Amplified Bible, it tells me that nothing I am going through is the first time God has ever seen this problem. God is going to be faithful to His compassionate nature and can be trusted to not let you be subjected to a trial beyond your ability to escape (endure) it with His help. He will provide the way to get successfully through that difficulty.
For example, once when I was told that an MRI would take about thirty minutes it turned out to take more than two hours. If you have ever been in an MRI tube instructed to remain perfectly still with the metal housing inches away from your face, you know how every minute can seem an eternity. Time slowly passed without any communication from the technicians, and someone could be tempted to “freak out” and push the panic button to stop the MRI.
However, claiming the promise of 1 Corinthians 10:13 not only gives you a supernatural sense of peace under such demanding circumstances, but it also makes you feel closer to the God who will never let you be subjected to anything He hasn’t already made provision for your “escape.”
