Why do people say this? This is one saying that drives me batty. Nowhere in the Bible does it ever say that God won't give you more than you can handle. In fact, my Bible tells me pretty much the opposite.
The verse that is often misconstrued is 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV) which reads, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Truth is God gives us more than we can handle on our own all of the time. The Almighty Father does this so that when we finally wake up and realize we CANNOT do 'it' without HIM, we will RUN to him for our support so we will rely, fully rely on Him. It is not easy but then growing pains and labor pains never are.
We can find comfort in our trials in the arms of the Lord. When the money is tight and eviction notices fly, when the bills are mounting and the liquor no longer numbs the pain, when nothing seems to go right; if we can just learn to lean on the shoulders of the one true God we can find comfort.
Finding comfort does not mean it won't be hard and comfort does not mean it won't hurt. Comfort means peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Come to Him; He is waiting. Arms open wide, He is waiting.
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