"There hath no temptation taken you"

I was going to write about something else. As I sat at the computer, nothing came. Something didn't feel right. That wasn't what I was supposed to talk about today. On lds.org something caught my attention: a talk that I have read before and that I heard as I listened to the October General Conference.
President Thomas S. Monson, who has been called as a prophet of God, gave a talk in October entitled I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee. In this talk he ponders on the ever-familiar question, "Why me?" He says, "When the pathway of life takes a cruel turn, there is the temptation to ask the question “Why me?” At times there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel, no sunrise to end the night’s darkness. We feel encompassed by the disappointment of shattered dreams and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea, “Is there no balm in Gilead?” We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We become impatient for a solution to our problems, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required." (I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee, President Thomas S. Monson, Ensign Oct. 2013)
Throughout life we are continually faced with challenges, trials, temptations and struggles. We tend to become frustrated by the things that we cannot change or by the situation that seems never-ending. And yet the Lord has promised us that, "...thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high..." (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7,8) In the eternal scheme of things, the struggles that we go through in this life are not long-lived. We are required to be patient, to endure the trial and grief, to call on the Lord in all things.
In The Book of Mormon, the prophet Alma states, "...the Lord will be merciful unto all who call on his name." (Alma 9:17) It is a commandment to pray and to seek the Lord's guidance, help and strength. As we do so, we receive the promise that the Lord will make a way to escape and overcome the problems that we are going through.
1 Corinthians 10:13 is one of my favorite scriptures and it's promise has gotten me through many situations. "There hath no temptation (or trial) taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted (or tried) above that ye are able; but will with the temptation (or trial) also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
God has made us a promise and His words will always be fulfilled. "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." (Matthew 24:35) His promise that, "...I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" still stands. He will never leave us. He wants us to have joy and peace in this life, and eternal life in the next. As we seek Him we will find Him. He will comfort us through the power of His Holy Spirit and He will strengthen us and bear us up so that we may "cheerfully do all things that lie in our power." (Doctrine and Covenants 123:17)
I challenge every one of us to seek the Lord and to be worthy of His Spirit. The blessings that come from the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost are what the Lord wants to give us.
He will bless and strengthen us according to our needs.
I know that the Lord lives, that He loves us, and that He will help us as we seek Him through prayer, as we are patient, and as we are worthy of His Spirit in our lives.