"God won't give you more than you can handle" is a lie.
and Work-Life Baloney
“God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Have you ever heard that?
It’s a lie.
Jesus did not promise a life you enjoy here and now to His disciples. The Lord did not promise that you will be able to manage what comes your way without Him.
He told us we could do nothing apart from Him.
Listen to Paul talk about His struggles,
8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
2 Corinthians 1:8–11
Pressure beyond his ability led to despair of life itself so that trust would be placed in God who raises the dead!
What if God wants you to have more than you can handle?
What if the pressure of your life are calibrated to call you into dependence and resurrection power?
What if our cultures idolatry of “work-life balance” and “self-care” is being used by the Enemy to keep you from growing a prayer life?
The Lord called us to “come and die.” The Apostle Paul was glad to be “poured out as a drink offering” for the mission.
Paul says, “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.” in Philippians 2:17.
Then in Philippians 4:13 he says, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
The Christian life is supposed to press you beyond your limits so that you can find His strength in your weakness.