God Never Said That: God will never give you more than you can handle

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

It’s not that God won’t give you more than you can handle, but that God will help you handle all that you’ve been given.

SEEK GOD'S PRESENCE

1 Corinthians 10:12 (NIV)
12So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!

Psalm 18:4–6 (NIV)
4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
6In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

EXPERIENCE GOD'S POWER

2 Corinthians 12:9–10 (NIV)
9But 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.
10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Psalm 46:1 (NIV)
1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

TRUST GOD'S PROVIDENCE

Romans 8:28 (NIV)
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

FIND GOD'S PEOPLE

2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

HOLD ON TO GOD'S PROMISE

Hebrews 10:35–36 (NIV)
35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

GIVE GOD PRAISE

Job 1:21 (NIV)
21and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”