I've often heard Christians quote the Bible... err.. MISquote the Bible. They say, "Then I just remind myself that God says He won't give me more than I can handle."
I think one of the tactics of our enemy is to take God's truth, and spin it. Just enough of a twist so that the true meaning is perverted into something harmful and misleading. The truth is: 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful he will not let you be TEMPTED beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
Note how different that is! People think God won't give them situations and trials to face that THEY ALONE cannot handle. We too often try to handle these trials WITHOUT God. Note my friend's statement in the opening paragraph, "more than I can handle." They use "I"... "I" does not include God's unlimited power. This statement is in direct opposition to Psalms 71:20 "Though you have me see troubles, many and bitter, YOU will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you again bring me up." Also in 2 Corinthians 1:9 "We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything INTO THE HANDS OF GOD, who alone could save us."
IT IS NOT ALL UP TO US! Don't be fooled. We will be given trials too big for us to handle by our own power. Call on the name of the Lord.
David
I think one of the tactics of our enemy is to take God's truth, and spin it. Just enough of a twist so that the true meaning is perverted into something harmful and misleading. The truth is: 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful he will not let you be TEMPTED beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
Note how different that is! People think God won't give them situations and trials to face that THEY ALONE cannot handle. We too often try to handle these trials WITHOUT God. Note my friend's statement in the opening paragraph, "more than I can handle." They use "I"... "I" does not include God's unlimited power. This statement is in direct opposition to Psalms 71:20 "Though you have me see troubles, many and bitter, YOU will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you again bring me up." Also in 2 Corinthians 1:9 "We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything INTO THE HANDS OF GOD, who alone could save us."
IT IS NOT ALL UP TO US! Don't be fooled. We will be given trials too big for us to handle by our own power. Call on the name of the Lord.
David
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