Episode 32 - Debunking “God Will Never Give You More Than You Can Handle”
Have you heard the phrase, “God will never give you more than you can handle”? It’s thrown many in the midst of hard times into confusion, and often, doubt. You might be surprised it’s not in the Bible, and in this episode, Becky Beresford joins Brittany to talk about if this phrase has any truth to it.
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GUEST BIO
Becky Beresford is happily outnumbered by her husband and three little boys (4 if you include the dog)! They make their home in Huntley, IL, but secretly dream of warm beach living. Becky is truly passionate about encouraging women to embrace their worth as Daughters of God and live life fully loved. She is a blogger, writer, certified life coach, and speaker with a Master’s Certificate in Discipleship. Her work has been featured in large online communities such as (in)courage, The Huffington Post, and The Mighty. She is currently in the process of pursuing traditional publication for her first book, which she finds to be simultaneously exciting and terrifying.
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SHOW NOTES
Becky’s article for The Joyful Life Magazine, When God Goves Us More Than We Cand Handle
Brittany’s article for Propel Women, Leaning Into Your Weakness
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BIBLE VERSES
1 Corinthians 10:13, “No 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.”
John 16:33, “ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation (or trouble in other translations). But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Isaiah 43:2, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
Genesis 12:1-3, “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” **Brittany said Genesis 11 in the show but this is the correct passage.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10, “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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Matthew 26:38, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.”