God does not give you what you cannot handle...

God does not give you what you cannot handle....

I so often hear this and wonder where people find this information in the bible. What verse do they have that says God will not give you something you could not handle?

I happen to think that it is not God who causes grief or sadness. It is the fact that we live in a fallen world. Sin entered and the enemy was given room. Jesus did come and redeem it all for the Glory of God. He has won the country but He still has areas in this world where battles rage on. If He were to wipe out ALL SIN, sickness and disease, He would have to wipe out all of us. But He graciously withholds His hand so that more can come to a saving relationship with Him.

The enemy is the one who comes to kill, steal and destroy...
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! Romans 5:9


I think that sometimes the enemy attacks and a battle rages on in the spirit world, sometime we win and sometimes it may seem that the enemy won (at least from our view) but God is always there to pick us up and carry us through it. Ultimately in the end, God always wins. Sometimes we need these battles to grow us and teach us to lean more on Him and not our own understanding. Jesus won this battle with my son. It may seem that Satan won because my son is dead but I know that Emmanuel is with Jesus and I am and always will be a child of God. So really the enemy won nothing...

I am still not convinced of the God does not give you what you cannot handle phrase. I think that I cannot handle, on my own, the death of my son. I am only able to handle it with Jesus holding me up and family and friends battling in prayer for us.

Thank you for fighting...know that prayer is effective.



Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:10-20

Amen!