More Than I Can Handle
One of my biggest pet peeves is a little phrase that gets tossed around in Christian circles. It's supposed to be an encouragement, but I think it usually has the opposite effect. In fact, more than that I don't even believe it's true! Behold the phrase: God won't give you more than you can handle. There was even a fairly popular song a couple years back that family radio stations seemed to play every other song that stated: "You may be knocked down now, but don't forget What He said, He said I won't give you more, more than you can take And I might let you bend, but I won't let you break And know I'll never, ever let you go" Group 1 Crew - He Said This seems like a nice, encouraging sentiment, no? The problem that I have with this is that I can't find where in the Bible where He said it! God is a loving and good Father who has many wonderful promises for those who believe in Him, but this is not o...