god will never...?

Question

For the Christians: I always hear people saying "god will never give me more than I can handle".

QUESTIONS:
1. Do you believe that God will never give more than can be handled? (YES or NO)

2. If yes, what about all of the thousands of innocent children who are dying the painful death of cancer....Isn't that more than they can handle? (YES or NO)

3. What exactly does this statement (god will never give us more than we can handle) mean to you?

4. With all the dying children, don't you feel that this is nothing more than a cliche'?

(please answer in 1,2,3,4 format so I can understand your answer. Too many people on here ramble on and dance around questions. To the people who actually take the time to read and answer my questions: Thank you!)

Answer 1

Ra has never given me more than I can handle.

Answer 2

1.) Do you believe that God will never give more than can be handled?

Yes.

2.) If yes, what about all the thousands of innocent children who are dying the painful death of cancer... Isn't that more than they can handle?

You know, i've really thought about this. I've thought about how many innocent civilians die in war. I've thought about how many children die in car accidents like just yesterday, we had 3 children die as a result of a semi-truck hitting a minivan. And then i ask myself : would God really do this?
The answer is yes.
Without pain and suffering, there would be no compassion. There would be no appreciation for life.
If everyone just lived without disease and without war, what would be the point?
Is it really God's role to make us all healthy and perfect?
Another question is, why does God create unhealthy people at birth like those with Down syndrome?
The real answer is that we are human. We are not perfect. Some of us will die early, some of us will die late. But who are we to know what God intends for us?
Sometimes i think that perhaps God takes the lives of children and innocent people so that they don't have to suffer through this world. Like he's actually saving them in a sense from a greater evil.

3.) What exactly does this statement (God will never give us more than we handle) mean to you?

I think i answered this with question 2...

4.) With all the dying children, don't you feel that this is nothing more than a cliche?

Absolutely not.

Death can be a saviour of sorts.

Answer 3

1. Yes. We can handle what comes from life. One must learn to rely on oneself and learn to live. The only way to do this is to work your way through the challenges in life.

2. There is no relationship between cancer and innocents. Cancer is something that everyone lives with every day. Some people just have more to live with than others. Children are some of the most resilient cancer patients around, and I think that they serve as a wake-up call to the rest of us to realize the real cure for disease and to take steps to embrace it.

3. It means that no matter what life throws my way, I have the skills, knowledge and support to deal with it. I may have to learn from the experience, and I may not make the best decisions, but I can't fail if I do my best.

4. Everything can be seen as a cliche, but I choose to see it as a reassurance. A confirmation that I am doing my best and I will continue to do so.

Answer 4

1. No.
2. Everyone dies. Children, adults, babies, priests, rapists... everyone. No one is safe from death and I don't think that it can be blamed on anyone or anything. It's a part of the universe. People die and people are born. Without death life would be pretty much impossible. Yes, it is sad that children die. I do think it's more than they should have to deal with as a child.
3. I think the statement is supposed to give people the power to go on. Religion is a place of comfort for many people and the statement makes them think they can survive whatever is thrown at them. I don't know if I consider myself Christian, but I am very interested in religion in general. A lot of it is psychological. It helps people get through hard times to think there is something bigger out there. It's just like earlier civilizations inventing stories to explain thunder. I'm not saying God is a myth, I don't know that for sure. Although, I do think humans create myths to comfort themselves. It works sometimes.
4. It depends on the person. I kind of explained it in question 3. For some it can truly help them pull through, and for others it's just something to say.

Answer 5

To me it means this:

God will never give you more than you can handle by way of test of faith. Everything including death right now is a temporary state. -- Really what it means is who you are inside, your spirituality and values he will help you protect these. That is what truly defines you as you isn't it? He will never let you be tested beyond that point. This doesn't mean that you will always pass every test of your faith, but God gives us the tools through prayer and his spirit to be able to withstand test of our faith.
Faith is a very powerful thing.
- I know that the death of children seems very sad. Rest assured this in not what God wants. Satan raised a very important question in the Garden of Eden. Can man rule himself? - God has allowed time to pass to see if Satan is right. He doesn't like the state of mankind and he has promised that soon the wickedness and death and pain will be done away (Read Revelation 21:3,4) and that the righteous will live on the earth in peace and happiness. (Psalms 37:9-11) - So you see the test is not death but will we live our life now in accordance with the Bible. The children that have died will get a Resurrection. The present conditions are only temporary.

Answer 6

The scripture you are quoting is this: The apostle Paul wrote: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)
This is based on the trial and problems we all face, reason are Satan, this world, and our imperfection.

To help you endure, Jehovah can even supply you with “power beyond what is normal.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) After enduring many trials, Paul could say: “For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me.”—Philippians 4:13.

Satan uses various methods to try to turn people away from God. On the one hand, he attacks “like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.” (1 Peter 5:8) Thus Satan’s influence may be seen when friends, relatives, or others oppose your efforts to study the Bible and apply what you learn. (John 15:19, 20) On the other hand, Satan “keeps transforming himself into an angel of light.” (2 Corinthians 11:14) The Devil can use subtle means to mislead you and lure you away from a godly way of life. He can also use discouragement, perhaps causing you to feel that you are not good enough to please God. (Proverbs 24:10) Whether Satan is acting like “a roaring lion” or posing as “an angel of light,” his challenge remains the same: He says that when you are faced with trials or temptations, you will stop serving God. How can you answer his challenge and prove your integrity to God,

Answer 7

1. nope
2. nope, not even close.
3. any challenge or obstacle layed before you is always going to be something that you are capable of.
4. nope

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 bare. And when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

Answer 8

1.yes
2. yes
3 and 4. well , people believe that god is loving, and will give us what it thinks we need, but that example that you just gave brings up a good point. i guess those children where chosen to get more in touch with the spiritual side of them. the body will rot some some time or anothr. god will never bring cancer or sickness to our souls

Answer 9

Yes, I believe that God gives us more than WE can handle. He wants us to HAVE to go to him because with him there is salvation and he gives us the grace to handle anything, and as far as the sick children go--we are all going to die someday and there is worse things than death. He answers petitions on others behalf by shortening suffering, we do not know what would have happened in the future for these children.How do you know he is not doing them a favor?

Answer 10

People misquote that scripture, it really says:1st. Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bare it.

Answer 11

1'yes and no 2 yes and no 3 yes and no 4 yes and no