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b'Oftentimes when I am going through a difficult time, friends tell me, "God won\'t give you more than you can handle." Have you ever been told this? Is it true? Will God never give us more than we can handle?
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\\nI don\'t know about you, but for me, the last couple of years have been particularly difficult. I have found myself at the end of my rope, wondering how much more I can take.
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\\nNo matter what we might be going through, the bible should always be where we look for divine inspiration. So what does the bible say about God not giving us more than we can handle?
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\\nLet\'s look at 1 Corinthians 10:13, \\u201cNo temptation\\u201d \\u2014 or test since it is the same word in Greek \\u2014 \\u201chas overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted [tested] beyond your ability [beyond what you are able]."
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\\nLet\'s read on, "but with the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.\\u201d There is the key, he will also provide a way of endurance.
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\\n"We" means that we never go through any temptation, trial, or difficulty alone. It is with God\'s help that we ate able to do all things.
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\\nSo what is meant by handle? Does it mean we will never stumble or fail? Nope. We will fail. What it means is that God will never let us stumble or fail to the point that we can\'t recover, repent, and be restored.
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\\nHere are some verses to back this up:
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\\nPhilippians 1:6: \\u201cHe who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.\\u201d
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\\nRomans 8:30: \\u201cThose whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.\\u201d He is going to keep you.
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\\n1 Peter 1:5: \\u201cBy God\\u2019s power [we] are being guarded through faith for a salvation.\\u201d God\\u2019s power is guarding me. He won\\u2019t let me fail beyond return in any test.
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\\n1 Corinthians 1:8: \\u201c[He] will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.\\u201d
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\\nPhilippians 4:13: "I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose\\u2014I am self-sufficient in Christ\\u2019s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]"'