God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle
The Ordinary Way: Life and Holiness by Lupe Acevedo, Ryan Hamm, and Brian Nutt
Episode notes
"God won't give you more than you can handle."
It's one of the most comforting, and most commonly quoted, phrases in Christian culture.
But is it actually biblical?
In this episode of The Ordinary Way, we explore where this popular saying came from, what 1 Corinthians 10:13 really teaches, and why Scripture paints a very different picture of suffering and dependence on God.
Together we discuss:
- Where the phrase originated
- What Paul was actually talking about in 1 Corinthians 10
- Why life often gives us more than we can handle
- How God uses weakness to teach dependence
- Why the gospel is about God's strength—not ours
Throughout Scripture, God consistently works through people who know they aren't enough.
Because the Christian life was never meant to ...
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