"God will never give me more than I can bear.” (An urban legend, myth, tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by). I have this plaque in my kitchen, my daughter found the plague at a garage sale for $1.00. “God said he would not give me more than I can bear, but I wish he did not trust me with so much.” Mother Teresa. There are many fallacies that Christians misquote God’s word on a continual basis, and this is one urban legend. I don’t have my correction tape ready like I used to have for my typewriter when I hear people say this, but I hear this untrue statement on a regular basis. It says He will make a way to escape temptation.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 stand up under it. 1 Cor. 10:13
Another urban legend is that “God helps those who help themselves.” That is not in the Bible either.
I find like Paul sought the Lord for his thorn in the flesh, that I can’t bear many trials I’ve gone through. I’m depending on God’s ability, His grace and supernatural strength to make it through this life. Jesus said, “lead us not into temptation” so it’s not automatic.
My husband’s sudden death in front of me was more trauma than I could bear. That is why the suicide rate is very high for spousal loss, relationship breakups, and death of a child. I know one church that has a support group and I met a widow whose husband killed himself after his son died, he was a Christian and they had another son. I could not sleep for several days.
I find doctors understand this and that is why they have pain management for trauma, cancer, and severe illnesses, but Christians sure don’t get this. My doctor was “quick” to prescribe me anti-anxiety medicine, but I am allergic to it. I can’t take any sleeping pills or that because it makes me hyper and it made me stay up all night. I know several women who went on anti-depressants when they lost their spouse.
I remember when I asked a physician and his wife at Methodist Hospital where I worked previously if they were going to have natural childbirth, his comment was to me, “Do you go to the dentist and get your teeth pulled naturally.” I thought that was a good comment, because yes I like an anesthesiologist in childbirth and the epidermal was the way to go.
I’m looking for God’s anesthesiologists in life. Those who are good about sharing my pains/burdens. It says in the Bible when we share pains/burdens with others we are fulfilling God’s law of love. I find that God and others are my burden bearers. Most Christians don’t want to deal with lonely, needy people. Just take care of their family and that is it.
Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1
If you tell a physician you are in pain with cancer, he will give you morphine for the pain. I found listening to the word of God was the only thing that could calm my mind of a sudden death in front of me. It is similar to the movie, “AfterLife” where the man (Matt Damon) actor was so traumatized by his visions of heaven the only thing that calmed his mind was putting on Charles Dickens at night and listening to the CD to calm his mind. I went to bed every night rehashing over and over my husband’s heart attack in front of me. The trauma of the event happened over and over again in my mind. I had some friends that came over and sat with me the first two weeks and a friend told me to take a milk-based health product, “Calm” to help me sleep. I’m glad I’m not allergic to milk.
Unless you were in 9/11 you would not understand the trauma of watching those victims jump from the windows several stories and I had my own 9/11.
The CD of God’s word that helped me obtain sleep since I don’t tolerate sleeping pill. Like the scripture below, the Bible calmed my thoughts.
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat--for he grants sleep to those he loves. Psalm 127:2
David had trauma of his son’s rebellion and losing his son Absalom. I know I suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Many soldiers experienced this in watching their fellow soldiers blow up in front of them, my husband’s heart blew up in my face. My brother has been a paramedic on the side for 20 years. He told me the suicide rate for paramedics is very high. It was hard for my brother when he was on call and one of his friends in his music band was shot by his ex-wife. He said it also bothered him on SIDs death of babies when his children were infants.
For me in life it’s obtaining God’s wisdom in all matters of my life. Wisdom on financial matters and relationships. Praying that God lead’s me who he wants me to minister to, the friends he wants me to have, where he wants me to go, how I am supposed to spend my money, if he wants me to go on vacation.
I want to grow in God’s wisdom (not this natural knowledge wisdom).
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52
I heard a minister say that God is in the recovery or healing business so rather than focus on sickness, disease and loss focus on Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and he is the healer. For me the healing is listening to the word of God every night.
I pray for God’s restoration in my life. I was my husband’s comforter in life after one year of the death of baby to SIDS and the breakup of his marriage. If you have a migraine headache, all you care about is taking an extra strength Tylenol. I was my husband’s extra strength Tylenol.
In the meantime, I’ll keep going through separation anxiety from my spouse.
I like what David said: My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2
David said even his flesh longed for God. Wow David that is amazing. How many men their flesh longs for God? It’s convicting to me because my heart yearns to be with my husband in heaven.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 stand up under it. 1 Cor. 10:13
Another urban legend is that “God helps those who help themselves.” That is not in the Bible either.
I find like Paul sought the Lord for his thorn in the flesh, that I can’t bear many trials I’ve gone through. I’m depending on God’s ability, His grace and supernatural strength to make it through this life. Jesus said, “lead us not into temptation” so it’s not automatic.
My husband’s sudden death in front of me was more trauma than I could bear. That is why the suicide rate is very high for spousal loss, relationship breakups, and death of a child. I know one church that has a support group and I met a widow whose husband killed himself after his son died, he was a Christian and they had another son. I could not sleep for several days.
I find doctors understand this and that is why they have pain management for trauma, cancer, and severe illnesses, but Christians sure don’t get this. My doctor was “quick” to prescribe me anti-anxiety medicine, but I am allergic to it. I can’t take any sleeping pills or that because it makes me hyper and it made me stay up all night. I know several women who went on anti-depressants when they lost their spouse.
I remember when I asked a physician and his wife at Methodist Hospital where I worked previously if they were going to have natural childbirth, his comment was to me, “Do you go to the dentist and get your teeth pulled naturally.” I thought that was a good comment, because yes I like an anesthesiologist in childbirth and the epidermal was the way to go.
I’m looking for God’s anesthesiologists in life. Those who are good about sharing my pains/burdens. It says in the Bible when we share pains/burdens with others we are fulfilling God’s law of love. I find that God and others are my burden bearers. Most Christians don’t want to deal with lonely, needy people. Just take care of their family and that is it.
Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1
If you tell a physician you are in pain with cancer, he will give you morphine for the pain. I found listening to the word of God was the only thing that could calm my mind of a sudden death in front of me. It is similar to the movie, “AfterLife” where the man (Matt Damon) actor was so traumatized by his visions of heaven the only thing that calmed his mind was putting on Charles Dickens at night and listening to the CD to calm his mind. I went to bed every night rehashing over and over my husband’s heart attack in front of me. The trauma of the event happened over and over again in my mind. I had some friends that came over and sat with me the first two weeks and a friend told me to take a milk-based health product, “Calm” to help me sleep. I’m glad I’m not allergic to milk.
Unless you were in 9/11 you would not understand the trauma of watching those victims jump from the windows several stories and I had my own 9/11.
The CD of God’s word that helped me obtain sleep since I don’t tolerate sleeping pill. Like the scripture below, the Bible calmed my thoughts.
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat--for he grants sleep to those he loves. Psalm 127:2
David had trauma of his son’s rebellion and losing his son Absalom. I know I suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Many soldiers experienced this in watching their fellow soldiers blow up in front of them, my husband’s heart blew up in my face. My brother has been a paramedic on the side for 20 years. He told me the suicide rate for paramedics is very high. It was hard for my brother when he was on call and one of his friends in his music band was shot by his ex-wife. He said it also bothered him on SIDs death of babies when his children were infants.
For me in life it’s obtaining God’s wisdom in all matters of my life. Wisdom on financial matters and relationships. Praying that God lead’s me who he wants me to minister to, the friends he wants me to have, where he wants me to go, how I am supposed to spend my money, if he wants me to go on vacation.
I want to grow in God’s wisdom (not this natural knowledge wisdom).
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52
I heard a minister say that God is in the recovery or healing business so rather than focus on sickness, disease and loss focus on Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and he is the healer. For me the healing is listening to the word of God every night.
I pray for God’s restoration in my life. I was my husband’s comforter in life after one year of the death of baby to SIDS and the breakup of his marriage. If you have a migraine headache, all you care about is taking an extra strength Tylenol. I was my husband’s extra strength Tylenol.
In the meantime, I’ll keep going through separation anxiety from my spouse.
I like what David said: My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2
David said even his flesh longed for God. Wow David that is amazing. How many men their flesh longs for God? It’s convicting to me because my heart yearns to be with my husband in heaven.
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