The Lord will not give us things that are too big for us to handle. There is a caveat to that promise. The Lord. Without the Lord, there are many, many, many things that are too big for us to handle. The key to this understanding is that we are not alone to handle things of this sinful world.
In addition, we must also understand how the Lord works in handling things. It may not be according to our own desires or understanding. The key word is ‘handle’. We may have one image in our minds of how to ‘handle’ things. This may include images of never getting knocked down, never being overwhelmed, never having our entire understanding of life, God, and everything turned on its ear. God makes no such promises.
We live in a world of immediate results. The Lord not giving us something too big to handle? All will be handled immediately? Is that image one where the wave comes, no matter what power, and we just take it? We get hit but the Lord braces our knees and “I’m still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah…” But what if it is not that simple? What if time will pass? Maybe a lot of time.
What we are promised is that God is faithful. What we do know is that the Lord can work in mysterious ways. So it might be wise to remember two things. First, it is the Lord who will handle the big things. Secondly, we might not stand firm, but the Lord might pick us up in the aftermath. Be ready for the Lord to do things in the Lord’s own way, not according to our expectations.
Peace,
Pastor Peter
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