Random Thoughts From The Gospel Of Mark. Chapter 1 part 1

“Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:12-13‬ ‭

We don't usually think that the Spirit of God would lead us into any trouble, but we see here that it was the Spirit that led Jesus to go to the wilderness.

Now the Bible tells us that God doesn't tempt us,

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. James 1:13

 but that doesn't mean the Spirit won't lead us to a place of testing or to a place that is uncomfortable for us.

 Sometimes God does test our faith, just as He tested the faith of the ancient Israelites by allowing them to go through hard times in the wilderness, “in order to know what was in your heart” (Deuteronomy 8:2).

 None of us likes to go through hard times (and God isn’t necessarily behind them, even if He does allow them).

We so badly just want a life of ease, but it just isn't a reality for our human experience or for our spiritual experience.

Many in the Bible were led to what would be uncomfortable situations. But God did not leave them. It also helped them to learn to depend and trust in God.

The end of verse 13 says that as Jesus was going through the temptation in the wilderness angels were ministering to Him.
The Bible tells us that Jesus prays on our behalf.
 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Romans8:34

So the next time you have been led by the Spirit of God into a challenging situation. Remember, God is with you, Jesus is praying for you, God is developing you, and God will use it for His glory.

Troy