God won't allow me anything HE can't handle!

In light of all the brethren and loved ones I know suffering such tremendously painful, serious, and life changing trials I’ve been thinking more and more about the Father’s awesomeness. God’s power it’s so amazing. He’s always working in spite of these difficulties in hopes that we might allow them to draw us closer to Him. Isn’t that wonderful, our Hope in Him? One day if we never allow our Hand to slip His grip we will dwell with Him in the absence of all of these physical limitations.



But again that will require our clinging to His power. Think about the phrase "God won't allow us anything we can't handle.” Does this really allow us to do that? This can be a very misleading phrase, yet haven't many of us used this phrase or heard it at some point or another in our lives. I myself have used it without fully considering its value. And that’s the danger in just accepting something based on feeling good about it, it must accurately reflect God’s word.

Why is it shared? Often a person will extend it to themselves or to others in hopes that it offers the hearer a sense of empowerment during trials or as a sort of bridge backs from depth of the difficulty or for many it’s just traditionally been passed along for us to consider the voice of reason when feeling weary, but the truth is‎... Of course God allows things we can't handle.... that’s the point of it all, relying on Him. We need His strength and his alone in the midst of the suffering.

His power alone can bring us back and thru anything. I think where we can go wrong is even believing we are doing any of the "handling' in the first place. We don't handle anything outside of Him. Let us not be mistaken, even for the times in life where the cross carrying seems lighter or in the lives of those who choose not to love Him the way He loves His creation, He’s still right there…. working… and remaining on His thrown mightily handling all of it. It's our choice whether we reap the fruit of His mercies and the benefit of allowing these things to bring us near to Him. And the more the Word of God reminds me of this the more my soul is strengthened as my flesh is stirred by it's physical short comings; strengthened by His power. So I’m considering more and more as I wait to be called home this, “God won't allow us anything HE can't handle!” and more importantly when I need the reminder of the assurance of this as I wait in Him I read of it in His beautiful Holy Word ;-)…


‎2 Corinthians 1:8 8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who RAISES THE DEAD. 10 He has DELIVERED us from such a deadly peril, and he will DELIVER US AGAIN. On him we have set our hope that HE WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER US.

God loves us, as the song sings, 'be strong and courageous. The Lord goes with you each and every day! He'll never forsake you!'



Love and Blessing!