Faithfully Learning

"God won't give you more than you can handle..."
Odd, I can't seem to find that verse.

I'm guessing Job would take exception to that cliche.
So would Joseph.
Paul did.
"We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself..." II Corinthians 1:8

Why would God allow him to experience hurt more than he could handle? Read on. "...so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God." II Corinthians 1:9

Truth? Cancer is more than you can handle.
So is infidelity.
So is caregiving.
So is rejection.
So is death
and loss
and grief
and prodigal children
and 101 other life struggles.

God doesn't expect YOU to handle it.
He expects you to hand it over to HIM.
He doesn't want you relying on your strength, but on His.
If we keep walking around thinking
"God won't give me more than I can handle,"
we're setting ourselves up for
heavenly disappointment.

Good news? He beckons for your burdens,
"Cast your cares upon Me..." I Peter 5:7
You will never know relief until you do.

For this hard place, I have Jesus!

--courageouslivingbooks.com

(photo by Paula Pollifrone Neys)

“What should I bring to the Lord when I bow down before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt gifts, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with 10,000 rivers of oil? Should I give my first-born to pay for not obeying? Should I give the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

O man, He has told you what is good. What does the Lord ask of you but to do what is fair and to love kindness, and to walk without pride with your God?” - Micah 6:6-8

Did you know that olfactory (smell) receptors have been identified in organs and tissues outside the olfactory system, including s***m cells, heart, kidney, intestine, and te**es? These receptors are involved in chemical reactions that adjust blood pressure, stimulate hormone secretion, trigger release of enzymes, direct the migration of cells in response to chemical stimuli and more. This suggests that essential oils can profoundly influence health when applied or ingested by interacting with olfactory receptors throughout the body.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32106479/

“Someday I will die. And on that day I will not care about my bank account, my home, or my career. That day I will care about how I loved. I will care that I have made some small difference to this world. I will care that my voice has not remained silent about these children. And so, without apology I will share brutal truth and blunt words.”

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I am a christian…or maybe a scheming swindler This post has destroyed me. These images have made me weep and my soul hurt, and what I want you to understand is that there are days that I wish I had never seen, touched or been shown this truth.…

Don’t forget it ❤️

(Not sure who OP is)

Set it down... 👏

Set it down.

I repeat this phrase to my kids over and over each day.

Because there are about a million things they pick up that either aren’t theirs or aren’t good for them.

As I caught myself repeating this yet again today, I wondered how many times each day God says something similar to me…

Set it down. The jealousy. Because whatever it is they have that you want ultimately won’t make you happy. It won’t satisfy you the way you think it will. And holding on to jealousy won’t do anything but destroy you.

Set it down. The anger. Because you can’t control the choices other people make, and most of the time they aren’t even your business. Cultivate peace by living your life right.

Set it down. The weight of other people’s opinions, whether directed at you or not. You’ll never say or do anything to change them. Besides, it doesn’t matter what they think, only what I think.

Set it down. The comparison. You aren’t her and you don’t need to be. You are worthy just as you are.

Set it down. The judgment. Because you never know the whole story from just a snippet of someone’s life. And even if you do, haven’t you too made some less than desirable choices?

Set it down. The search for perfection. It doesn’t exist on earth. Stop trying to find it.

Set it down. The chasing after more. You don’t want to miss what’s right in front of you, do you?

Set it down. The insistence on having your way. You don’t always know what’s best, but I do.

Set it down. The refusal to look at a situation from someone else’s perspective—especially mine.

Stop picking up the things that don’t belong to you. The things you don’t need. The things that aren’t good for you.

Set it all down and just listen to me.
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It’s not every morning that I actually have alone time with God. Some mornings it is taking over by children asking me question after question... but these rare moments, when I can read the Word uninterrupted, these are moments that I cherish.

“Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.” Psalm 86:11