Happy Birthday Mr.B! Awesome job on this vid. Been waiting for it to drop! **Grabs popcorn** (Also, I see Unseen Realm in the background there... nice!)
I saw your name on here earlier and I kept wondering why it sounded so familiar until I saw you on the thumbnail of Frank’s new video. Then it instantly clicked haha! 😂
Vera Plechash Granting that this pertains to the temptation of lust, is it not a testing of your faith to overcome? Is sickness not also a testing to overcome? If you have sickness, will you not be tempted to question and complain God just like in the case of Job? Is temptation only pertains to lust? Will you not be tempted to backslide and deny your faith after you loss your job, after your loved one dies? Will you not be tempted to steal when you are in poverty? Tell me? Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:3
@@Kreemerz Vera Plechash Granting that this pertains to the temptation of lust, is it not a testing of your faith to overcome? Is sickness not also a testing to overcome? If you have sickness, will you not be tempted to question and complain God just like in the case of Job? Is temptation only pertains to lust? Will you not be tempted to backslide and deny your faith after you loss your job, after your loved one dies? Will you not be tempted to steal when you are in poverty? Tell me? Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:3
That's exactly what I've always taken from the original slogan, that we're promised the ability to bear our burdens, not that we will be free from them. I really don't know why everyone else here thinks otherwise.
As a retired coach of three sports, at all levels, of both sexes, I can assure you it was my job to push people beyond what they could handle so they knew that they could push beyond their current abilities. God is a much much much better coach than any who has ever lived! He will push you and show you just how strong you can be. We will need this if we are indeed the generation of the great tribulation. I’m having trouble just making it through the political minefield that we’ve created today let alone the great tribulation. It’s all just practice for whatever awaits each of us!
Yes, because kids who are wealthy enough to play sports experience the same circumstances as someone born into poverty and starvation. Christianity works in the West because we can give God credit for our convenient and easy lifestyles, and works in poverty stricken nations as a salve for the horrible circumstances they face. Why would the most secular nations in the world have the greatest quality of life? It almost seems like either God doesn't exist, or he chooses to bless the nations that have the least amount of believers? Nordic countries have some of the best quality of life metrics in the entire world, and yet they have some of the highest levels of secularism.
@@sspsp6545 Unbelievers can live long lives. Its God's grace that one hasn't died yet. And even if someone gains the whole world, but loses their soul, how would that benefit them?
This is an awful practice. Consider my experience. In H.S. I wanted to play on the baseball team. The coach had a bunch of "stations" set up where one would do push ups & another sit-ups & runs & other exercises. So I got in line and proceeded to do as was expected. I gave it my all....being pushed by the philosophy the same as this retired "coach". By the time I got to the 4th or 5th "station" my body was completely exhausted. I was ready to pass out. I got up and walked out of the gym. If this is what playing baseball was going to require then I was just not good enough. I went to the showers and got dressed. Meanwhile the "training" was over and the other kids asked me why I quit. I told them but they said I was the only kid in the gym who wasn't "dogging" it (not giving my all) and tried to talk me into not quitting. But I was ashamed of "under preforming" because of this kind of coaching philosophy. Never played baseball in H.S. because of it. H.S. baseball is not the military and should never be treated as such. And people are not all the same. And do you think my "coach" ever said a word of encouragement? Shame on him for breaking a kid's spirit and robbing him of having fun playing a little baseball.
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny" 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 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. I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
I never thought this slogan meant God would always protect you from bad things. Maybe that's because I've lived my entire life with a physical disability, so never thought I was immune to tragedy. I just thought it meant He would help you to bear it.
I feel like crying about this truth... I lost my baby and from there started the downward spiral of my life and my marriage... I was bitter at God, i felt entitled bcz of thinking like this that He is for me in my life (but in my carnal desires)... and I fell way out of my fellowship with Him, in depression, rebellion and hopelessness... God in His goodness, with the help of other Christians who counselled us, and we have now repented, continually walking faithfully to His every word, totally dependent on Him in everything and redeemed from our dark past. Thank You Lord... that You revealed yourself to me in my suffering therefore I rejoice to know that my life is not about me... my life is about You!! I love you Jesus.
When I was growing up in church, I heard this phrase SO many times. The reality of Galatians 2:20 is something I keep coming back to often. Great video! 👏👏👏
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny" 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 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. I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
Either you serve in love without fear, or you are serving because of fear. Things are changing quickly, take a few minutes off and watch a short video on the Borrowed Truths TH-cam channel, leave a comment.
@@datpotatoes4005 I blame humans for what humans do, of course. But we have an omnipotent omniscient being who could fix all those issues. He could make a perfect world, or at least one that has a lot more equality of opportunity. That doesnt require any mind control either. Now, if he decides he's not going to intervene in his creation, fine. BUT if this being decides to interfere at all, then it's reasonable to blame him for all the horrible things he COULD prevent, without effort. He lets them happen. Maybe he's just bored, who knows.
Despite Joel's good intentions, I think it's a little ironic to be tweeting this in the middle of a pandemic. In a way, the whole world has been given more than it can handle. Awesome video as always, thanks Mr. B! 🙏👍
I always took that quote to mean that He won't give us more than we can handle IF we call out to Him. In other words it's more than we can handle but not more than we and God can handle if we trust in Him. Believe me I've been through some tough times when I've felt like ending it all but I kept crying out to God for help. I'm still here and those tough times have helped me grow.
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny" 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 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. I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
I believe that whatever circumstances that God allows in our lives, He will, through the Holy Spirit, empower us to endure and overcome in the end. The problem most of us Christians have is thinking that we can't go through trials if we are born again. God says that He will be with us in the fire and water. We won't be burned or drowned but it might hurt.
"In the end", does this refer to us continuing life on this earth after the circumstance? How does this reconcile with the fact that many of the early disciples were martyred for their faith in Christ? Stephen was stoned to death (Acts 7:54-60), others crucified, etc. The power and hope of Jesus Christ provides us not an "if then" faith, where our faith in God is dependent on whether we get through the fire or water, but an "EVEN IF" faith, that even if we don't survive whatever physical circumstance, that our hope is in the blood of Christ, who fully paid for our egregious debt of sin. I do think the situation changes when we transition from "life circumstances like persecution" (as mentioned above) TO "temptations on our soul from the devil" No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. -1 Corinthians 10:13
This applies to a very rich 21st century lifestyle. You ignore the millions that die of starvation before hitting puberty, ones that catch a deadly disease and suffer then die, those that get killed instantly or some girl sold into sex trafficking at age 12 and killed at 18
@@trafalgarlaw8373You forgot all the wars, were one person decided to start a war and millions got killed. And there always have been bad people, who do horrible things. But I trust that God brings wonderful righteousness and heal the wounds of the broken in eternity! But not now in this world. And I think sometimes people die young, to beware then, from drifting far away. So that can be also grace! Even it is really awful, when young people die 😢. And believe me, I have some sad experiences. But I trust in God in his love and righteousness. With care David Munich
@@lifeschooljesus4423 So God doesn't intervene here, fair enough. At least it's consistent, moreso than insisting that he helps the needy while the world has the horrors that it does.
@@trafalgarlaw8373 You are right. Because we humans can decide and he let us our will to do good or bad. I for myself know, that we humans don't deserve God's amazing love. We can decide what we want to do. But also we have to be aware that what we seed we will reap. So let's choose carefully, which way we want to go and also with what kind of motivation. If we do good things, so that everyone praises us, than we got here already our price. And doing things, without love is also waste. God never said it will be easy to live this life here. But he gives hope for eternity!
Just a quick add on for 1st Corinthians 10:13, the "way of escape" doesn't get you out of trouble, but gives you (Holy Spirit) power to "that you may be able to endure it." In other words, the way of escape isn't some trap door leading you out of temptation, but a power to stand up going THROUGH it. I just added that for clarification. The rest was fantastic. Thanks.
In November 2021, my parents were killed by a drunk driver. That is way more than I can handle. I initially wanted to lay down and die myself. I grieved deeply for two years. Thankfully, Jesus has walked me through that darkness, and I’m finally able to embrace life with a little more happiness these days.
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny" 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 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. I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
Thank you so much for this, Mr. B. I've heard Christian's say this at the worst possible times and as someone who has experienced trauma, have been personally hurt by those who have said it. This is a great reminder that in our weakness, it is GOD who is strong.
As someone with CPTSD in a dysfunctional and trauma inducing household, I just want to remind you that you are not alone! God is always by your side no matter how much the storm rages. He is forever faithful and will never leave you in times when you need comfort. He will not hurt you but rather heal your broken heart. One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 41:10. I first heard it when I was crying out to God about the pain and trauma I have faced and still face: “fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 ESV ❤️ God bless!
From a "well meaning mantra" to a "cruel catch phrase:" Excellent evaluation and even better characterization of the negative realities embedded in such trite expressions.
I recently had a kidney transplant. The doctors never tested my bladder before hand. It caused horrible complications. I had been on dialysis from age 21-37. This supposed ‘verse was repeated many times over to me but I knew it was no where in the Bible. I knew something was very wrong because the pain and suffering I endured was far beyond what I could endure. This saying made me feel as though I had stepped out of God’s will. I became suicidal because I felt I was being punished for being disobedient or that I missed obvious warning signs. Thankfully The word of God and his love allowed me to seek therapy and endure. I still have severe medical issues and the kidney transplant is failing due to the damage caused by there decisions. Short of a miracle I will end up back on dialysis. People please read the book for yourselves and don’t be so reliant on church. If something goes wrong people will be quick to make it your fault instead of saying I don’t know what the answer is. God bless.
God's timing is always incredible! Video is a great example for me. God has been working on me over these past few months for what my family and I are going through. Great explaination. Happy Birthday, too.
We can absolutely put our trust in the Living God, who will get us through this test, one way or another. It may suck at times but our Lord Jesus Christ has shown us the way.
Happy Birthday & Happy 1-year RPL Anniversary, mr.B! Here's a cake AND an apple: 🎂🍎Btw, I found almost 50 NT verses in the Bible talking about warnings of hate, persecution and trouble for His followers. Maybe Joel should start open the Bible in his sermons, instead of just holding it up with the crowd in beginning in that mantra?🤔
Yes! I’m so glad you addressed this overused and misleading saying! Rely on God! Life is often too much for us to handle! But God’s burden is light and He wants to help! ❤️
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny" 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 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. I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
If we can handle it all, we have no need for a God. We are to lean on Christ, He is our strength. It is thru Him we can succeed. We can not do it ourselves.
Amen brother! Praise God! As someone who suffered years of truama and was near death and even wishing for it many times before I was redeemed; I AGREE COMPLETELY YOU! God led me to the truth to receive redemption, salvation, and dependence on GOD ALONE. Hallelujah! My suffering is no longer in vain!
I am someone who made it through a Bad situation with God's help, forever thankful, but now a strong breeze could trip me. Look, it didn't kill me but it didn't make me stronger.
His strength is perfectly demonstrated in our weakness. The sum of His power and ours is infinite, but we bring nothing - zero - to that equation. Jesus paid it all. Not some, not the rest, not the down payment... Jesus paid it all.
I watched this hours ago and I’ve had this one thing race through my mind over and over again. When people say that, let’s say a terminal diagnosis is something to which they would say “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle” I know feel compelled to ask exactly what it is that falls into the realm of what I can’t handle that God wouldn’t give me IF NOT A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS!? 🤦🏻♂️
Nailed it! Paul also said when he was given the "thorn in the flesh", that he learned that God's strength was manifested "made perfect" in his weakness.
I had a daughter born at 24 weeks, spent 4 months in the hospital and then came home with a nicu of equipment. I didn't sleep for more than two hours per day for a year (no naps, I couldn't leave her unmatched or she could literally die). I heard this phrase a lot from people. I could not handle it, but God did. Now my daughter is thriving as a 3 year old and equipment free! I praise God for that outcome but we were submissive to what God's will for her and us was. It was most definitely more than I could handle. But God handled it in his own time in his own way. There were so many things outside of our control, so many times when we were asked to give of ourselves when we had nothing left. God is capable of anything, I don't have to be capable of everything.
The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear that catch phrase is that someone has misinterpreted 1st Cor 10 about temptation. Really happy that you covered this, because now I know to look at the passage in 2nd Cor which you brought up. Excellent lesson.
Our woes are from multiple sources. Iniquities from our forefathers, our own sins and the original curse. But in all this, we are being shaped for the Kingdom of God. God help us all 🙏
As a kid, I had this Bible anime called 'Super Book.' It was awesome. One of the stories was Job. He lost everything, and he was brought to the brink of death as a test. He was definitely given more than he could handle. And he passed the test by his unwaivering faith.
God never promised to deliver us from suffering. Just from spiritual death. When I messed my leg up I never blamed God. Oh I was mad. Not at him. But myself. I prayed and got peace but through that I mostly recovered. So keep moving further and pray. Sure enough we can make it through the storm. I'm not saying we won't suffer. But we can make it through it. Fall. Then rise higher than where you were before.
Jesus loves you so much ❤️ I was addicted to porn for almost 6 years of my life, I was on drugs, alcohol and I hated people, Jesus set me free and he can set you free aswell ❤️ all you have to do is repent and trust in him and he will change your life!❤️
Considering that in one town (Derbe) Paul was left for dead in the middle of the road, but then got up and walked back into town ... yeah, he got more than HE could handle, and had to rely upon the God who raises the dead.
I completely agree. I believe that God wants to build us in proper understanding, and that sometimes He allows us to confront catastrophes because He, in his omniscience, knows that those catastrophes are our path to spiritual growth. When things are fine, people party. When things go bad, people ponder. Because we are eternal, because we are children of God, his highest priority is that we progress in true wisdom and love.
Just came across this video. Have been dealing with a season of suffering myself and more than one well meaning christian has said this to me. I think it brings up another problem the sin of self sufficiency. If someone says that to me my thought is then "oh i must be stronger than i thought, God knows i have some hidden strength that i dont know about". Instead of relying on Him i am looking to myself. What i say about my current suffering is that im completely overwhelmed but thats ok. He is in charge and i will rely on Him.
My experience is God will give me what I need when I need it... when I can't stand it anymore. Not that I won't suffer. But that God will one way or another help you up
I’ve never truly suffered in my life (although there was that time when my mom was diagnosed with cancer but for some reason I wasn’t worried and knew she would be fine….. maybe it’s bad I wasn’t scared? Idk) and I’m my head it makes it harder to share the gospel because people be like, “well you don’t know my situation and how bad it is.” And I’m like, “yup, my whole family is whole, I’ve never seen a divorce, never had close relatives/friends die, I have the American syndrome (too much stuff, for which I feel guilty because so much of the world has so much less than I do), I don’t live in the best house in the world but my parents own it and it’s a good house… so yeah, I don’t know or have any concept even of what you are going through.” Jesus does because he was a human at one point, but in my head it doesn’t make any sense for a non-believer to accept that because they (usually) can’t meet Jesus and he lived 2000 years ago. I mean, even the Bible says that the wisdom of God is folly for men (or something along those lines, I don’t know the exact reference). All that being said, I wouldn’t/shouldn’t be completely surprised (after some contemplation) if some great tragedy happened to my life within the next few years. So boom, inside scoop on what has been pressing on JTRaptor’s heart as of the last few months. Dunno where I was going with all this but here it is lol
As a Christian trauma survivor and trauma survivor advocate who grew up in and left a church that believed this when she was 15 years old. I am so appreciative of this argument against that slogan. Bad things happen we live in a broken world. And yes sometimes there are things that are more than we can handle that are not our fault or God's fault. But God is still good and faithful because He is enough to rely on and He is strong enough for us to lean on. God has given me older Christians who are also trauma survivors to look up to and to learn from. And God has given me Christians who are not trauma survivors who are still willing to support me in my journey of healing. On top of that God gave me an amazing Christian counselor who is very affordable when I came to realize that this is too much for me. And that doesn't make me a weaker Christian as a Christian I must learn to rely on God more and more. Would I say that God caused all of this trauma to teach me to rely on Him? No because none of this is His fault. I would say that God uses the brokenness of this world to teach us to rely on Him. I am not grateful for the brokenness I am grateful for the ability to rely on Him that God has made stronger. The brokenness is not responsible for my ability to rely on God becoming stronger. I give God the full credit for that strength that I've gained. So no matter what we face trauma, poverty, grief, sickness, depression etc. we can take comfort in the fact that we have somebody all-powerful to rely on and we have the family of God to confine in. Is every member of the family God perfect? No, are they going to hurt us sometimes? Yeah. Are there going to be some people who will pretend to be a part of the family of God that will hurt us? Yeah. Is God still good and strong enough for us to lean on no matter what is happening. Oh Yeah!!! My rant is done. Just had to say this because I appreciate your argument against that slogan that God will not give you more than you can handle because that slogan has only added to my pain.
Because HE lives I can face tomorrow Because He lives all fear is gone Because I know He holds the future And life is worth the living just because He lives!
In a world of uncertainty and confusion I thank God for people with the ability to see through with clarity. Keep that red pen keep on keeping! When you run out of ink let me know and I'll buy you a box!
Hello from Australia! Jesus faced trials during his time here on earth, therefore it is very arrogant of us not to expect trials either. As you showed, we have to rely on God during those trials just like Jesus did.
We don't know our breaking point or we don't know how much we can carry a heavy burden but God knows. We thought we were crushed but from God's perspective we are not. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10
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Happy Birthday Mr.B! Awesome job on this vid. Been waiting for it to drop! **Grabs popcorn** (Also, I see Unseen Realm in the background there... nice!)
ooo Happy Birthday Mr. B!!!!!!!!!
Love what you do Melissa. Great interview with Dallas. Thanks for all you do
Happy Birthday Mr.B..God bless you❤And I am loving your videos too,Melissa🥰
I saw your name on here earlier and I kept wondering why it sounded so familiar until I saw you on the thumbnail of Frank’s new video. Then it instantly clicked haha! 😂
@@Tyler-Hoskins haha! Hiiii 👋🏽🥳
I always appreciated the counter-slogan "God doesn't give us what we can handle. He helps us handle what we are given."
I think we can give ourselves more than we can handle.
Vera Plechash Granting that this pertains to the temptation of lust, is it not a testing of your faith to overcome? Is sickness not also a testing to overcome? If you have sickness, will you not be tempted to question and complain God just like in the case of Job? Is temptation only pertains to lust? Will you not be tempted to backslide and deny your faith after you loss your job, after your loved one dies? Will you not be tempted to steal when you are in poverty? Tell me?
Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:3
@@Kreemerz Vera Plechash Granting that this pertains to the temptation of lust, is it not a testing of your faith to overcome? Is sickness not also a testing to overcome? If you have sickness, will you not be tempted to question and complain God just like in the case of Job? Is temptation only pertains to lust? Will you not be tempted to backslide and deny your faith after you loss your job, after your loved one dies? Will you not be tempted to steal when you are in poverty? Tell me?
Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:3
That's exactly what I've always taken from the original slogan, that we're promised the ability to bear our burdens, not that we will be free from them. I really don't know why everyone else here thinks otherwise.
funny how that fails too. Or do you want to claim that letting a child starve is your god helping them?
As a retired coach of three sports, at all levels, of both sexes, I can assure you it was my job to push people beyond what they could handle so they knew that they could push beyond their current abilities. God is a much much much better coach than any who has ever lived! He will push you and show you just how strong you can be. We will need this if we are indeed the generation of the great tribulation. I’m having trouble just making it through the political minefield that we’ve created today let alone the great tribulation. It’s all just practice for whatever awaits each of us!
Ok now this comments is badass
Yes, because kids who are wealthy enough to play sports experience the same circumstances as someone born into poverty and starvation. Christianity works in the West because we can give God credit for our convenient and easy lifestyles, and works in poverty stricken nations as a salve for the horrible circumstances they face. Why would the most secular nations in the world have the greatest quality of life? It almost seems like either God doesn't exist, or he chooses to bless the nations that have the least amount of believers? Nordic countries have some of the best quality of life metrics in the entire world, and yet they have some of the highest levels of secularism.
@@theapexfighter8741 how is this in any way badass?
@@sspsp6545 Unbelievers can live long lives. Its God's grace that one hasn't died yet.
And even if someone gains the whole world, but loses their soul, how would that benefit them?
This is an awful practice. Consider my experience. In H.S. I wanted to play on the baseball team. The coach had a bunch of "stations" set up where one would do push ups & another sit-ups & runs & other exercises. So I got in line and proceeded to do as was expected. I gave it my all....being pushed by the philosophy the same as this retired "coach". By the time I got to the 4th or 5th "station" my body was completely exhausted. I was ready to pass out. I got up and walked out of the gym. If this is what playing baseball was going to require then I was just not good enough.
I went to the showers and got dressed. Meanwhile the "training" was over and the other kids asked me why I quit. I told them but they said I was the only kid in the gym who wasn't "dogging" it (not giving my all) and tried to talk me into not quitting. But I was ashamed of "under preforming" because of this kind of coaching philosophy. Never played baseball in H.S. because of it. H.S. baseball is not the military and should never be treated as such. And people are not all the same. And do you think my "coach" ever said a word of encouragement? Shame on him for breaking a kid's spirit and robbing him of having fun playing a little baseball.
God gives us whatever it takes for us to stop depending on our own resources and turn to Him. It isn’t about us, it’s about HIM.
WELL SAID !!!
Going through the fire so we can come out as gold.
A more correct phrase: "God will not give you more than HE can handle."
This is a REALLY good one💯
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny"
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
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.
I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
Because more than God can handle is a contradiction. I don't know if it's better lol
If we can't handle something then what's the point of us being involved?
This is a great way to rephrase it.
I never thought this slogan meant God would always protect you from bad things. Maybe that's because I've lived my entire life with a physical disability, so never thought I was immune to tragedy. I just thought it meant He would help you to bear it.
Actually, I've always thought of it that way as well, but I can see how others would take it differently.
Same way I always thought of it.
Interesting. That i got that God will you challenges that you *theoretically* can handle.
I agree with this sentiment as well. We always need His guidance to get through some really bad things
I feel like crying about this truth... I lost my baby and from there started the downward spiral of my life and my marriage... I was bitter at God, i felt entitled bcz of thinking like this that He is for me in my life (but in my carnal desires)... and I fell way out of my fellowship with Him, in depression, rebellion and hopelessness... God in His goodness, with the help of other Christians who counselled us, and we have now repented, continually walking faithfully to His every word, totally dependent on Him in everything and redeemed from our dark past. Thank You Lord... that You revealed yourself to me in my suffering therefore I rejoice to know that my life is not about me... my life is about You!! I love you Jesus.
The context of that verse is he won't give you a temptation and/or desire that is too much to handle, not suffering.
When I was growing up in church, I heard this phrase SO many times. The reality of Galatians 2:20 is something I keep coming back to often. Great video! 👏👏👏
Loving your channel! Keep it up!
😩😩 I am guilty for saying this to people but I am always willing to correct my errors! Thanks Mr. B !!
We’ve all been there.
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny"
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
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.
I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
Either you serve in love without fear, or you are serving because of fear. Things are changing quickly, take a few minutes off and watch a short video on the Borrowed Truths TH-cam channel, leave a comment.
Was reading 2Corinthians 1-5 just an hour ago!
God will never gives us more than he can handle class dismissed- Mr.B 😎
All the kids starving before age 10 would disagree
@@trafalgarlaw8373 this life is temporary
@@Chx_s Indeed it is. Your argument is that this life is pointless beyond as a test, so its fine to kill innocents?
@@trafalgarlaw8373 Instead of blaming God, you could blame us humans.
@@datpotatoes4005 I blame humans for what humans do, of course. But we have an omnipotent omniscient being who could fix all those issues. He could make a perfect world, or at least one that has a lot more equality of opportunity. That doesnt require any mind control either.
Now, if he decides he's not going to intervene in his creation, fine. BUT if this being decides to interfere at all, then it's reasonable to blame him for all the horrible things he COULD prevent, without effort. He lets them happen. Maybe he's just bored, who knows.
Despite Joel's good intentions, I think it's a little ironic to be tweeting this in the middle of a pandemic. In a way, the whole world has been given more than it can handle. Awesome video as always, thanks Mr. B! 🙏👍
Joel does not have good intentions
Joel is a heretic
@@Code_Ramen717 Amen! False teacher
Plandemic. It was a lie. Lies upon lies upon lies.
This is sooo gooood...
It's a reminded that it is only His Grace that is sufficient for us 😊
We can also emphasize how much is possible with his Holy Spirit
Exactly! We can't handle much! God can do it all! God is Faithful! We need God for everything, good or bad! Thank you Brother! God Bless you!
I've absolutely had more than I can bear, and I turned to God for strength and peace. I'm still here and have had many blessings as well!
I always took that quote to mean that He won't give us more than we can handle IF we call out to Him. In other words it's more than we can handle but not more than we and God can handle if we trust in Him. Believe me I've been through some tough times when I've felt like ending it all but I kept crying out to God for help. I'm still here and those tough times have helped me grow.
If only the apostles could have heard Osteen's teaching, might have saved many of them from such gruesome deaths. 🤷♂️
This made me laugh a lot
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"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny"
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
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.
I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
ARMYTRUTH it was sarcasm.
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I believe that whatever circumstances that God allows in our lives, He will, through the Holy Spirit, empower us to endure and overcome in the end. The problem most of us Christians have is thinking that we can't go through trials if we are born again. God says that He will be with us in the fire and water. We won't be burned or drowned but it might hurt.
"In the end", does this refer to us continuing life on this earth after the circumstance? How does this reconcile with the fact that many of the early disciples were martyred for their faith in Christ? Stephen was stoned to death (Acts 7:54-60), others crucified, etc. The power and hope of Jesus Christ provides us not an "if then" faith, where our faith in God is dependent on whether we get through the fire or water, but an "EVEN IF" faith, that even if we don't survive whatever physical circumstance, that our hope is in the blood of Christ, who fully paid for our egregious debt of sin.
I do think the situation changes when we transition from "life circumstances like persecution" (as mentioned above) TO "temptations on our soul from the devil"
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
-1 Corinthians 10:13
This applies to a very rich 21st century lifestyle. You ignore the millions that die of starvation before hitting puberty, ones that catch a deadly disease and suffer then die, those that get killed instantly or some girl sold into sex trafficking at age 12 and killed at 18
@@trafalgarlaw8373You forgot all the wars, were one person decided to start a war and millions got killed.
And there always have been bad people, who do horrible things.
But I trust that God brings wonderful righteousness and heal the wounds of the broken in eternity! But not now in this world.
And I think sometimes people die young, to beware then, from drifting far away. So that can be also grace! Even it is really awful, when young people die 😢. And believe me, I have some sad experiences. But I trust in God in his love and righteousness.
With care David Munich
@@lifeschooljesus4423 So God doesn't intervene here, fair enough. At least it's consistent, moreso than insisting that he helps the needy while the world has the horrors that it does.
@@trafalgarlaw8373 You are right. Because we humans can decide and he let us our will to do good or bad. I for myself know, that we humans don't deserve God's amazing love.
We can decide what we want to do. But also we have to be aware that what we seed we will reap. So let's choose carefully, which way we want to go and also with what kind of motivation. If we do good things, so that everyone praises us, than we got here already our price. And doing things, without love is also waste.
God never said it will be easy to live this life here. But he gives hope for eternity!
Great! God wants us to RELY on Him
Just a quick add on for 1st Corinthians 10:13, the "way of escape" doesn't get you out of trouble, but gives you (Holy Spirit) power to "that you may be able to endure it." In other words, the way of escape isn't some trap door leading you out of temptation, but a power to stand up going THROUGH it. I just added that for clarification. The rest was fantastic. Thanks.
In November 2021, my parents were killed by a drunk driver. That is way more than I can handle. I initially wanted to lay down and die myself. I grieved deeply for two years. Thankfully, Jesus has walked me through that darkness, and I’m finally able to embrace life with a little more happiness these days.
"Osteen gets this wrong"
Yeah, you're going to have to narrow it down for us...
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Lol that’s what I was thinking
Hmmm, which thing?
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny"
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
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.
I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
@@ARMYTRUTH are you defending osteen?
Amen. Glory to Jesus Christ. Amen.
Thank you so much for this, Mr. B. I've heard Christian's say this at the worst possible times and as someone who has experienced trauma, have been personally hurt by those who have said it. This is a great reminder that in our weakness, it is GOD who is strong.
Sorry that happened to you, Natalia. I appreciate the encouragement.
As someone with CPTSD in a dysfunctional and trauma inducing household, I just want to remind you that you are not alone! God is always by your side no matter how much the storm rages. He is forever faithful and will never leave you in times when you need comfort. He will not hurt you but rather heal your broken heart. One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 41:10. I first heard it when I was crying out to God about the pain and trauma I have faced and still face:
“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 ESV ❤️
God bless!
Eye-opening, the distinction between handling trials and temptations is such an important one I hadn't realised before. Thank you for what you do!
Suffering is a badge of honor ALL Christians should bear.
#TGBTG
Amen.
Easier said than done.
@@h.nicholeflowers8057 easier if you saturate yourself in the SPIRIT and increase your daily intake of the WORD
From a "well meaning mantra" to a "cruel catch phrase:" Excellent evaluation and even better characterization of the negative realities embedded in such trite expressions.
Thank you for the encouragement.
I recently had a kidney transplant. The doctors never tested my bladder before hand. It caused horrible complications. I had been on dialysis from age 21-37. This supposed ‘verse was repeated many times over to me but I knew it was no where in the Bible. I knew something was very wrong because the pain and suffering I endured was far beyond what I could endure. This saying made me feel as though I had stepped out of God’s will. I became suicidal because I felt I was being punished for being disobedient or that I missed obvious warning signs. Thankfully The word of God and his love allowed me to seek therapy and endure. I still have severe medical issues and the kidney transplant is failing due to the damage caused by there decisions. Short of a miracle I will end up back on dialysis. People please read the book for yourselves and don’t be so reliant on church. If something goes wrong people will be quick to make it your fault instead of saying I don’t know what the answer is. God bless.
Psalms 55:22. I’ve had more than I can take but I’m still faithful and alive
That clarification was so needed. I’ve had to explain that to many inmates who used that phrase and felt God put them there. Thank you, Mr B!!!
Lord, give to me any burden only sustain me. Lord, send me where you will only go with me!
Man, you’re really, really good at what you do. God bless, brother.
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I thought it was God who helps us understand the Bible lol pointless
@@peterc504 God can also use people to help us understand the Bible
God's timing is always incredible! Video is a great example for me. God has been working on me over these past few months for what my family and I are going through. Great explaination.
Happy Birthday, too.
Thanks, Andrew.
Absolutely. My worst suffering taught me to cling to Christ for dear life and without that experience I would have continued to be my own god.
We can absolutely put our trust in the Living God, who will get us through this test, one way or another. It may suck at times but our Lord Jesus Christ has shown us the way.
Happy Birthday & Happy 1-year RPL Anniversary, mr.B! Here's a cake AND an apple: 🎂🍎Btw, I found almost 50 NT verses in the Bible talking about warnings of hate, persecution and trouble for His followers. Maybe Joel should start open the Bible in his sermons, instead of just holding it up with the crowd in beginning in that mantra?🤔
And what a silly unbiblical mantra it is.
His strength works perfectly in my weakness
The red pen killing it again. Keep up the good work Mr. B.
Yes! I’m so glad you addressed this overused and misleading saying! Rely on God! Life is often too much for us to handle! But God’s burden is light and He wants to help! ❤️
I honestly learned something, Mr. Tim B. Thank you!
Glad to hear it!!
"God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny"
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
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.
I think this is the verse for that quote for you not to also misled others.
I love this. It’s so true and people don’t say it enough: if you’re lucky, God will definitely give you more than you can handle without Him.
If we can handle it all, we have no need for a God.
We are to lean on Christ, He is our strength. It is thru Him we can succeed.
We can not do it ourselves.
Amen brother! Praise God! As someone who suffered years of truama and was near death and even wishing for it many times before I was redeemed; I AGREE COMPLETELY YOU! God led me to the truth to receive redemption, salvation, and dependence on GOD ALONE. Hallelujah! My suffering is no longer in vain!
God will give us more than we can handle. He does that so we look to him.
I am someone who made it through a Bad situation with God's help, forever thankful, but now a strong breeze could trip me. Look, it didn't kill me but it didn't make me stronger.
I been here many times and that saying had put me in depression because no matter how hard I tried I failed LORD knows it created frustration as well
His strength is perfectly demonstrated in our weakness. The sum of His power and ours is infinite, but we bring nothing - zero - to that equation. Jesus paid it all. Not some, not the rest, not the down payment... Jesus paid it all.
I watched this hours ago and I’ve had this one thing race through my mind over and over again.
When people say that, let’s say a terminal diagnosis is something to which they would say “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle”
I know feel compelled to ask exactly what it is that falls into the realm of what I can’t handle that God wouldn’t give me IF NOT A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS!? 🤦🏻♂️
Nailed it! Paul also said when he was given the "thorn in the flesh", that he learned that God's strength was manifested "made perfect" in his weakness.
Opened my eyes a bit there, thanks
Love the sparkle on your and Joel’s smiles. 😂
me too. hahahahaha.
I had a daughter born at 24 weeks, spent 4 months in the hospital and then came home with a nicu of equipment. I didn't sleep for more than two hours per day for a year (no naps, I couldn't leave her unmatched or she could literally die). I heard this phrase a lot from people. I could not handle it, but God did. Now my daughter is thriving as a 3 year old and equipment free! I praise God for that outcome but we were submissive to what God's will for her and us was. It was most definitely more than I could handle. But God handled it in his own time in his own way. There were so many things outside of our control, so many times when we were asked to give of ourselves when we had nothing left. God is capable of anything, I don't have to be capable of everything.
He shows us we can handle it by giving it to us.
The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear that catch phrase is that someone has misinterpreted 1st Cor 10 about temptation. Really happy that you covered this, because now I know to look at the passage in 2nd Cor which you brought up. Excellent lesson.
God WILL give us more than we can handle ALONE, but He is ready to step in and handle it for us. He just wants us to be willing to let Him do it.
When I am weak,He is strong!
If I could handle everything, I wouldn't need God, and I always need God.
God bless you and keep you!
I can’t even handle Osteen’s statement!! 😒
Ya, I feel like God is the only reason we can handle anything at all
God can and does give us more than we can handle. He never gives us more than He can handle.
Our woes are from multiple sources. Iniquities from our forefathers, our own sins and the original curse. But in all this, we are being shaped for the Kingdom of God. God help us all 🙏
Happy Birthday Mr.B
this video reminds us that it is very important that we read the bible in full context.
As a kid, I had this Bible anime called 'Super Book.' It was awesome. One of the stories was Job. He lost everything, and he was brought to the brink of death as a test. He was definitely given more than he could handle. And he passed the test by his unwaivering faith.
Job hearing "God will never give you more than you can handle"
"...Huh?"
God never promised to deliver us from suffering. Just from spiritual death. When I messed my leg up I never blamed God. Oh I was mad. Not at him. But myself. I prayed and got peace but through that I mostly recovered. So keep moving further and pray. Sure enough we can make it through the storm. I'm not saying we won't suffer. But we can make it through it. Fall. Then rise higher than where you were before.
Beautiful Mr.B words can't describe how beautiful it is
Jesus loves you so much ❤️ I was addicted to porn for almost 6 years of my life, I was on drugs, alcohol and I hated people, Jesus set me free and he can set you free aswell ❤️ all you have to do is repent and trust in him and he will change your life!❤️
I was suicidal for a year straight but Christ saved me. I’m stilling struggling with porn however. Pray for me!
No comments for 2 years...thought I would let you know this one was just what I needed to hear today. Have a great day!
Considering that in one town (Derbe) Paul was left for dead in the middle of the road, but then got up and walked back into town ... yeah, he got more than HE could handle, and had to rely upon the God who raises the dead.
I completely agree. I believe that God wants to build us in proper understanding, and that sometimes He allows us to confront catastrophes because He, in his omniscience, knows that those catastrophes are our path to spiritual growth. When things are fine, people party. When things go bad, people ponder. Because we are eternal, because we are children of God, his highest priority is that we progress in true wisdom and love.
Just came across this video. Have been dealing with a season of suffering myself and more than one well meaning christian has said this to me.
I think it brings up another problem the sin of self sufficiency. If someone says that to me my thought is then "oh i must be stronger than i thought, God knows i have some hidden strength that i dont know about". Instead of relying on Him i am looking to myself. What i say about my current suffering is that im completely overwhelmed but thats ok. He is in charge and i will rely on Him.
Amen, thank you.
My experience is God will give me what I need when I need it... when I can't stand it anymore. Not that I won't suffer. But that God will one way or another help you up
Of course God gives us more than we can handle. It's what teaches us to rely on Him.
Truth be told.
Yes and Amen.
Shalom.
I’ve never truly suffered in my life (although there was that time when my mom was diagnosed with cancer but for some reason I wasn’t worried and knew she would be fine….. maybe it’s bad I wasn’t scared? Idk) and I’m my head it makes it harder to share the gospel because people be like, “well you don’t know my situation and how bad it is.” And I’m like, “yup, my whole family is whole, I’ve never seen a divorce, never had close relatives/friends die, I have the American syndrome (too much stuff, for which I feel guilty because so much of the world has so much less than I do), I don’t live in the best house in the world but my parents own it and it’s a good house… so yeah, I don’t know or have any concept even of what you are going through.” Jesus does because he was a human at one point, but in my head it doesn’t make any sense for a non-believer to accept that because they (usually) can’t meet Jesus and he lived 2000 years ago. I mean, even the Bible says that the wisdom of God is folly for men (or something along those lines, I don’t know the exact reference). All that being said, I wouldn’t/shouldn’t be completely surprised (after some contemplation) if some great tragedy happened to my life within the next few years. So boom, inside scoop on what has been pressing on JTRaptor’s heart as of the last few months. Dunno where I was going with all this but here it is lol
Amen 🙏🏾. Amen 🙏🏾
The worst thing a Christian can do is to listen to Prosperity Gospel 's Preachers. .. That includes Joel Osteen .
As a Christian trauma survivor and trauma survivor advocate who grew up in and left a church that believed this when she was 15 years old. I am so appreciative of this argument against that slogan. Bad things happen we live in a broken world. And yes sometimes there are things that are more than we can handle that are not our fault or God's fault. But God is still good and faithful because He is enough to rely on and He is strong enough for us to lean on. God has given me older Christians who are also trauma survivors to look up to and to learn from. And God has given me Christians who are not trauma survivors who are still willing to support me in my journey of healing. On top of that God gave me an amazing Christian counselor who is very affordable when I came to realize that this is too much for me. And that doesn't make me a weaker Christian as a Christian I must learn to rely on God more and more. Would I say that God caused all of this trauma to teach me to rely on Him? No because none of this is His fault. I would say that God uses the brokenness of this world to teach us to rely on Him. I am not grateful for the brokenness I am grateful for the ability to rely on Him that God has made stronger. The brokenness is not responsible for my ability to rely on God becoming stronger. I give God the full credit for that strength that I've gained. So no matter what we face trauma, poverty, grief, sickness, depression etc. we can take comfort in the fact that we have somebody all-powerful to rely on and we have the family of God to confine in. Is every member of the family God perfect? No, are they going to hurt us sometimes? Yeah. Are there going to be some people who will pretend to be a part of the family of God that will hurt us? Yeah. Is God still good and strong enough for us to lean on no matter what is happening. Oh Yeah!!! My rant is done. Just had to say this because I appreciate your argument against that slogan that God will not give you more than you can handle because that slogan has only added to my pain.
Im definitely encountering more than I can handle and I need God to intervene.
Because HE lives I can face tomorrow
Because He lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!
I always use the verse where Jesus calls Peter out into the lake. That is definitely more than a man can handle, but through God it was possible.
So true!! I have always contended that we get more than we can handle bc we learn the importance of leaning on Him and how much we really need Him!
I have been telling people this for many years. Suffering points us to our dependence upon God.
Thank you for this, I see now I misinterpreted 1 Corinthians 10:13, but it makes complete sense now. Thank you!
Happy Birthday Mr.B
We must trust in the lord alone for all things
In a world of uncertainty and confusion I thank God for people with the ability to see through with clarity. Keep that red pen keep on keeping! When you run out of ink let me know and I'll buy you a box!
The last phrase Mr. B just said I am literally like "Ayeeee mic drop!" I have never encounter a Biblical content creator this engaging to his viewer.
Truth really hurts but Truth change us.
Hello from Australia! Jesus faced trials during his time here on earth, therefore it is very arrogant of us not to expect trials either. As you showed, we have to rely on God during those trials just like Jesus did.
Excellent response!
The entirety of the gospel message is to have faith (trust) in God.
God won’t give you more than you can handle.
Yes He will.
That’s one of the only ways we can learn true compassion and understanding.
This is why in Lord's Prayer it says: "Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven"
You can handle because He can handle. I'm calling this one for Osteen.
Well said. Always rely on the Lord.
Maaaaaaan, In the one week I’ve been watching your channel, I’ve grown to really like your logic and biblical breakdowns! Great work! God bless
We don't know our breaking point or we don't know how much we can carry a heavy burden but God knows. We thought we were crushed but from God's perspective we are not.
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
Mrs. B: why didn’t you RPL Osteen’s second sentence?
Mr. B: because that would take an hour. I’ll let Winger do it.
Now that’s funny!