When God overestimates your strength...

How many times has it been said to you or out of your mouth to someone else?

when hard times come, we are always quick to say: 

"he'll never put more on you than you can bear".

it's even a song right? While it's a very encouraging idea, it's not really a biblical one. it's actually the complete opposite. 1corinthians right? This verse is almost ALWAYS taken COMPLETELY out of context... i certainly am guilty of it. this verse isn't talking about hard times, it's referring to temptation. God will ALWAYS leave a way of escape from temptation. That is the context and the truth of this verse.

1 Corinthians 10:13(NKJV) 

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God isfaithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

If you read throughout the bible God is ALWAYS putting more on people than they can bear. That is the whole point... to get us to a point where we realize we are NOTHING without god...

paul said it best:

2 Corinthians 12:9
New International Version (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Yes! God will put more on us than we can bear! You ever feel like your just not strong enough? you ever feel like God overestimates your strength? Yea, now you know why! He said he will never leave us nor forsake us... so while we alone cannot bear it, it can be bore. Through Him!


Be encouraged, but do not be deceived!
It is VERY VERY VERY important that we assign the PROPER attributes to God and our faith. 


He Loves us, and he wants the ABSOLUTE best for us.
All he wants to do is take us home, but we gotta be ready!

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