Wondrous one posed the question whether God ever gives us more than we can bear. The easy answer passed around among believers is that no, God never gives us more than we can bear. Unfortunately, that's a terrible misunderstanding of 1Cor10:12-14. That verse doesn't state that God won't give you more than you can handle -- only that He shields you from temptations that He feels are more than your capability of handling. Temptation, not trial.Of course the Lord gives you more than you can bear. The point is to make you lose you, and you gain Christ. That's the whole point of 2Cor12:9-10. In your weaknesses, He can be your strength. Christians have deluded themselves into believing God isn't going to send them through the flames. That didn't hold true for Shad and the other two. But He didn't send them through flames alone.
My grace is sufficient for you.
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Without Him we cannot handle anything.
We cannot bear anything without Him
We often forget that Scripture calls persecution a blessing, something to count as joy, to participate in the sufferings of Christ. When we think that God will not give us anything more than we can handle, we limit His Grace to our frailness. How wonderful for us that it is much, much greater! Always appreciate your posts, and how you point to Christ and relationship rather than religion.
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