Why has God given me more then I can endure?

Q: Why has God given me more then I can endure? I know that the Bible says that God will never give us more then we can endure (1 Corinthians 10:13), but to me it seems that this time He has. I can endure no longer, I have had all I can take. Why doesn't God help me?









A: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)









God will never give us more then we can endure. This we know for a fact. One of the reasons why it seems at times that God has given us more than we can endure is that we haven't "laid our burdens upon the Lord." The Bible says:









"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22)









Many times we attempt to carry our problems by ourselves. We often forget the verse, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." (Luke 18:27) Many times we try to solve our problems and troubles in our own strength without ever truly relying on God. The problem is that many of our problems are too big for us to deal with, and we begin to feel weighed down and crushed by the weight of our problems and troubles. We pray and beg God saying, "Where are You God? Why have You forsaken me?" But we fail to realize that the answer lies in not only asking God to help, but in allowing God to help. Often we are so busy trying to solve our problems that we fail to see God, who is both able and willing to help us, if we only step aside and allow Him to work in our lives.









God cannot help us if we don't let Him. We pray, "Lord help us." But then we get up and continue as before, in our own strength, never truly casting our burdens on God, never truly allowing Him to work. It all comes down to this again, we must surrender our will to God, we must say, "Not my will Lord, but Thine be done."









Yes, there will be times when all seems lost and hopeless, when it seems like God has abandoned you. But that is when He is nearest to you. Remember the story of Job:









Things got so bad for him that his own wife told him to "curse God, and die." (Job 2:9). He also had a hard time understanding God's will. "Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:"(Job 23:8-9) However, no matter what happened to him, he continued to trust in God. "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him:" (Job 13:15) And in the end, God blessed and rewarded Job for his faith. "The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part." (Job 42:12)









Or do you remember the poem "Footprints in the sand"? The person asks God, "During the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me." And God replies, " During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." During the most difficult and trying times in our lives, that is when God is nearest to us.









Remember these promises:









"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." (Psalm 34:19)









"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)









Have faith, trust in God. The Bible says:









"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1)









So trust in God, cast your burdens on Him, and let Him carry the load.

 

[Hopeful23]

To test and stretch your faith.









To get you to learn how to depend totally on God.









To develop a deeper relationship with God by increasing your trust and reliance on him.

 

[Hopeful23]

Oh, I'd also like to state that this earth is a battleground. If you watch TV evangelists you would get the impression that your life is to be easy and you will never have any problems or struggles. That is not real life. That is manufactured deception. People want the easy road but the Christian life is the narrow road and not the wide road. If you believe life is supposed to be easy then you will be disappointed and not as able to handle adversity. Adversity will make you wiser and stronger if you let it teach you.









How would you really develop any real faith and learn to rely totally on Christ if your life was always easy? Faith is not really faith until it has been tested and just like in the Book of Job faith is tested by adversity. Anyone can have superficial faith like people that have superficial relationships where when there is a problem they disappear or fall away. How will you ever develop a strong faith and have personal experience of Christ sustaining you if you never go through anything?

 

[Simon]

Having faith in God does not mean your life will be easy. When you give your life to God then evil does not want you to do this. evil will try and destroy your faith. God is with you every step of the way during trials. If life was easy as a Christian then everyone would follow God just for an easier life. God loves you and will always support you. Your faith is the very foundation that keeps you upright. Don't let evil win and take over. The struggles you face here on earth prepare you better for your live with Christ. When you are finding it difficult then read the Bible. If your too distressed then just hold your Bible and it will ease. God bless you.