OOM – My hypothesis was that perhaps part of dealing with a nisayon IS to try to get out of it.
(Not contradicting the obvious fact that to the extent that its here it needs to be dealt with.)
R’yisrael Salanter discusses at length that Yiras Shamayim requires one to avoid the situation which is a nisayon for him, not to rely on attempting to deal with the situation from within. [Yes, clearly once it comes….]