Has anyone ever told you God will not give you more than you can handle? I’m pointing out five things the Bible does not say, and it does not say God will not give you more than you can handle.

The truth is, you and I cannot handle a lot of what life throws at us—not on our own, by our own work or our own strength. Think of people in the Bible who were faced with something they could not handle, but God could and did. David facing Goliath comes to mind. Goliath looked at David and despised him, saying he would give his flesh to the birds and wild animals. No way this boy was going to defeat Goliath! It was more than David could handle.

But David said to Goliath:

This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands…All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands (1 Samuel 17:46-47).

Paul wrote to the Corinthians that when they were tempted, God would provide a way of escape for them. You and I are not equipped to handle all the temptations Satan throws at us. It is only because God provides a way to escape that we can stand against the enemy and be pure and faithful.

Let’s face it—we cannot handle everything that comes our way! If we could, we would be able to take care of our sin problem. But we can’t, and that’s why we need Jesus all day, every day, giving us the motivation, the desire, the strength and the power to stand true to whatever comes our way.

You often will face a lot more than you can handle, but if you’re born from above, you have the power of the Holy Spirit alive in you to equip and enable you to handle anything and everything.