Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Agree or disagree

I came upon this quote and I want to know if EVERYONE agrees or disagrees with it.

"God never gives you anything you will not be able to handle"

5 comments:

Robin said...

I don't think that "God" is "up there" doling out happiness and tragedies.

Kim said...

I have heard that quote in the past. A human came up with the quote, not God. So do I agree or disagree??? Well, sometimes I don't know how I will get through a difficult time. Sometimes I find the strength in a shorter amount of time than I thought it would take. I can't say that I agree or disagree at this tender age of 41. I used to think about that quote a lot if you can believe it. But I have never come up with an answer to your question Heather. I had discussed the quote with people when I lived in Michigan. I would have to say, people were divided on the issue. Please give us an update in the future on what you think my sweet Heather.

Anonymous said...

Disagree

Steph said...

Well I guess it's time for your other aunt to weigh in on this issue too.
I am very familiar with this quote Heather. In fact, this quote had a positive impact on my life at one time. I read your question a few days ago and I went back to look at my journal from almost 15 years ago. I was in the midst of a severe depression back then, and I wrote about finding this quote and what it meant me. What I got from it was confidence. I read it and I thought, if God won't give me anything I can't handle, then he must think I can handle this, and if He believes I can handle this then how can it be too hard for me? I made the phone calls I needed to make and I found my way out of that depression.
That quote helped me then...when I needed it.
But this is now, and now I don't take it as literally as I did when I was younger. I agree with Robin...I don't believe that God is "doling out happiness and tradgedies." He doesn't cause accidents and he doesn't give us winning lottery tickets. What I do believe is that no matter what happens, if I choose to focus on Love (God) then I can find my way through any situation. It's a choice though...it's up to me. He doesn't force me love him or trust him.

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