Episode 32 - Debunking “God Will Never Give You More Than You Can Handle”

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Now today I have a friend joining me and we're going to debunk a myth you've likely heard. A statement a lot of Christians make and you know it's usually with good intentions when you know they're trying to encourage a friend who is having a hard time. But it's a myth nonetheless. It's the phrase God will never give you more than you can handle. Heard it? You probably have. So joining me today to chat about this is my friend and fellow writer, Becky Barisford. Welcome back you to the show. Hey Brittany, thanks so much for having me. I'm excited to be part of the podcast. Oh me too. Becky and I've been friends for a while. You know we've never actually met in person. Which is crazy. I know your husband from way back. Yes, that's how we met my husband. So but Becky has become a great friend of mine. She's a fellow writer and she mentioned this topic and something she had written and it really resonated with something God was speaking to my heart at the same time. So we thought we would do this show together. But yeah, you know Becky will you just let the listeners know a little bit about you? Yes, I will give you a little Becky 101. So I live up in chilly Chicago with my husband of 10 years and we're all recovering from being sick. So sorry, my voice cracked. I know it's about time of the year. Wait for it's the worst. But yes, so I'm a boy mom and I think it's kind of ironic and funny because I love women's ministry and I like know all things girls and then God gives me three wild boys. Okay, I don't know what I'm doing. Oh, that's probably right where he wants you, right? Exactly, yes. So David is our oldest and they just had birthday. So he's nine and then Nathan had a birthday of the day after David and he's five and then there's Ben and he's three. So those are my wild boys in our house is just basically destroyed all the time and I can have pretty things because they die. But yeah, there's just there's never a dull moment up here. And then our oldest boy, he is autistic. So that has been an unexpected journey and we're just often trying to decipher like what's the best way to help him thrive. And yeah, you know, there's a lot of beautiful blessings in raising a kid with special needs, but it's also just really hard. And so yeah, that's kind of personal life. And on the side up here, I served mama's at Willough Creek Community Church in Humpley and I'm very addicted to coffee. So that's my personal side. But yeah, when it comes to, you know, ministry and writing wise, I never thought I was going to be a writer like I never even thought I was going to do any form of ministry when I was a little girl. I remember praying and being like, Jesus, please don't make me a missionary. I mean, I was scared of like talking to people about Jesus. So when I was little, I accepted him into my heart, slash became a Christian. When I was, I think it was like seven years old or six years old, but I didn't really walk with him. I would say I didn't even really know him until I got to college. And when I got to college, I was just, I went to the University of Iowa at a big 10 school. And so I was just determined to live life my way and do like the classic college experience for, you know, you're going out and partying all the time, the bars. And that's exactly what I did for the first three years of my college life. But God is kind. And he got my attention through some really persistent friends. They loved me really well. And they just met me where I was at. And they were involved in an organization called Campus Crusade for Christ. I think it's called Crew now. And so my senior year, I started going to more of their events. And I started to realize like more and more that I didn't have to be ashamed of my walk with God. And I didn't have to really hide my faith to try to fit in with other people because I'm an Enneagram too. And people pleasing is at my core. And so, yeah, it was just a revelation to me that people can be genuine and real. And you can have this kind of walk with Jesus. And so he helped me. God helped me just discover basically my true self. And ever since then, he's just been helping me let go of these strong holds in my life like fear as a huge thing I struggled with and shame and anxiety. And so it's kind of ironic because I was ashamed of someone who actually was the key to freeing me from shame. And so God is just so good for Sue us. And then like long, long story shorter, you know, sum it up quick. So he changed my life. He called me to full-time ministry. I actually ended up working for Crew for a few years. And then he called me back to grad school at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago, something else I never thought I would do. So I studied women's discipleship there. And through one of my internships met my husband. We got hitched. And I got pregnant. Like right away. It's all the story goes, yeah. It's like, oh, this is full speed right now. But you know, at that point, I loved full-time ministry. And once I became a mama, I realized like having a little one that just kind of made it impossible for me to do it. And at least it was in our situation. And so God laid it on my heart to try writing. And as it turned out, I really loved it. Maybe I'm really good at it too. Oh, you're so sweet. So are you. But it's become this new outlet and a new way to do ministry. Yeah. I feel like I can meet one-on-one with a friend in a coffee shop still, you know. Yeah. But yeah. So now I blog and I write over on my website, beckybearersword.com. And I host this series called The Brave Woman Series every Wednesday. And basically that's just a series where a different woman shares about her story and her journey towards courage, Jesus. And you've written for it. Thank you. Thank you for having me. I know. I just, I love fucking it. It's a joy to like host. I just really love it. And so yeah, just trusting Jesus, moving forward, speaking, publishing for my first book. And just my heart comes alive when I help women discover who they really are in Jesus and just live life fully loved by him. That's amazing. And we all need women like that to encourage us and cheer us on. And so you're definitely an asset and just, you know, to the kingdom. And I know you've been an encouragement to me. So thank you so much. Thank you. Yeah. And for the listeners, I will put Becky's website and all her resources in the podcast show notes. So you can also link to that from there. All right. Well, so we're going to jump in. And just to start us off, I like us both to take a moment and share our own personal experiences with this phrase that, you know, God will never give you more than you can handle. And just sort of talk about where that shift in our minds to place about, you know, is this true? Is it not? And so I'll let you get off Becky. Okay. I grew up hearing this phrase often in church and yeah, um, I think kind of you said this in the beginning at first. It was sort of reassuring to me because I thought, hey, God knows me. He knows what I can take. He knows that I have a sensitive heart. So he's probably going to spare me from a lot of deep losses and like really hard things in life because I just don't think I could handle that. Yeah. But life started to get harder and harder. And I started to question, "Okay, God, how much do you actually think I can take?" And a big thing was, my husband started having really bad heart issues. He's actually had it since he was like 15 or 16, but it was getting to the point where like he was passing out on the floor and it was just really bad. So he had to have heart surgery a few months after our second boy was born. And it was just incredibly difficult to see that happening to someone you love and then having to like wait in a waiting room and praying that my husband would make it out alive. It's just something that as a young like 20 something, never thought I could handle that. Another instance was when we received my son's autism diagnosis. You know, as a new mom, you know, this like, you don't know what you're doing anyway. You have no clue. But now, I'm adding on like a special needs baby and trying to help him succeed in maneuver through life and I was overwhelmed. I felt inadequate. I felt so over my head because I love my boys. I want to help them do their best, but I just didn't feel like I had a handle on it. And that's still something that I struggle with now, you know. And then there's been just the general stuff in the past 10 years. Like we've had intense marital strife. We've had financial strain. I've had chronic illness and pain in my body. And then while all this is going on, I feel this passion to write and pursue this calling that God has on my life. And I'm like, God, it's just like, it's just too much. And it is. That's because it is. And it's meant to be that way. And so, you know, when all these things started happening more frequently and compounding, that's when I really started to question the validity of this popular statement. You know, I felt like God was letting me down because I believe that statement. And so, I was disappointed. I was mad and I was confused. And that's when I was like, okay, enough is enough. I'm going to go straight to God's word. Yeah. Yeah, which is good. That's what I think we should all do. That should be like our our response, right? When we don't understand something or in any hard situation. We'd be to go to the word of God. And I think so many times we go to people first. And that's where we kind of like we hear phrases like, oh, well, God will never give you more than you can handle. And we start to see our situation through the lens of something that isn't true. And that's why it's important to go to the word of God like you did. Yeah, exactly. I'm a people person. So that's what I did. I went, I'm so relational. I went to people instead of to the word for a long time until I'm like, I don't know if this is true. Yeah. And I, you know, for me, I think it was similar to you where just when you when life is putting on way more than you think you can handle. That's where you really start to question. Well, like, God, I thought you would never give me more than I could handle. And I'm certainly beyond that point. So like, for me, I started questioning him, you know, and like, where are you? And for me, I think it kind of started last year when I the last year and a half has just been the hardest year and a half of my life. And it was like one thing after another and like when I thought I couldn't get worse, it would get worse. And it really put me in this place of, you know, I went through severe church. I lost a baby. I, my husband and I were living several hundred miles away because I had taken a job in another state. My husband hadn't found a job yet. And so we were living apart. And I was taking care of Rome with myself. And then I lost the baby. And, and then we decided, I, you know, I quit my dream job and moved back to Colorado. And it was all of this, like, then there was financial strain and there was marital strain. And it was literally, like, Lord, I cannot do this. Like, you know, and so you kind of kind of plays with your faith a little bit. Like, you kind of, at least for me, and my husband, like, played these mind games of, like, is God, you know, who he says he is. And is he right? Is he genuinely faithful? And so for me, I think that's when I kind of took that journey as well. And for specifically, like, when I really questioned that phrase, mine was a little bit different than yours. And it wasn't that specific question. But, you know, my whole life, I've been told, I, you know, for a long time, I was told I wasn't good enough. And so that's the phrase that I play in my mind more than anything else is I'm not good enough. Can I remember when I was going through all of this, you know, this was last year, I was praying. I was like, God, where are you? Like, I was so just depleted in that rock bottom. And you know, I was like, I'm not, I'm not good enough for any of this. I can't do any of this. And then God was spurred to my heart. It was so clear and so vivid. He said, not vocally, you know, but ministering to my heart, to my spirit, the Holy Spirit, you know, was, well, what if you aren't good enough? And I was like, wait, no, no, no, no, like we are told as women that we are good enough, you know, that we have everything that we need. And God was like, no, like, but what if you aren't good enough? And it really like broke me in like, you know, to accept this idea that, you know, I'm not good enough. And I think how that plays into this God will never give you more than you can handle is all along thinking, trying to prove that I'm good enough. I'm operating out of my own, like, strength and out of my own, what I think is best and trying to control the situation. And by just releasing control, it's really, I learned to rest in this weakness. And as I'm going to talk about, you know, when we talk about the scripture here in a minute, like, it's when we learn that we can't have it all figured out. And it's when we embrace that we don't have it all together. And it's when we embrace that I cannot handle this. Then we lean into our weaknesses, right? And that's when God really steps in and his strength is made perfect in that weakness. And so I remember when I was wrestling through this and somebody told me, well, God will never give you more than you can handle. And I remember thinking, you know, well, I don't think that's true anymore. Right. Like the Bible says so many things about, you know, how we're going to be beyond our capacity. Right. That's when we're going to have to surrender and let God step in with his what only he can do. So yes, a little bit of a different journey. But I think it's interesting because it kind of all connects to the same place. And so it may be there's listeners who are coming at this from different perspectives and our different stories. We'll speak to that. Yes. Totally agree. That's good. So let's talk about what the Bible says about this phrase and maybe bring some clarity as to where the phrase perhaps, you know, has its roots in scripture, but also what the Bible really says concerning what we can handle. And I know we were talking on the phone and we were kind of like, wait, where did this come from though? Right. You know, you heard it so much. What is it? Like where did this phrase actually come from? And so, you know, I kind of was doing some studying. And I think where we get this misconception is from 1 Corinthians 1013. And it says, no temptation has overtaking you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, you will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. So that sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it? Yes. It kind of sounds like that phrase where it's talking about nothing will overtake no temptation will overtake you. You will not be tempted beyond once you can bear. So I think that's where we get it from. But, you know, what Paul is talking about here is this is about temptation. It's not about suffering. And so, those are two different things. He's saying, you know, there's this promise that, you know, there's always going to be a way out. He's not saying there's not going to be temptation because there will be, but that there will be a way out and that we can run from sin, right? Right. Totally. And, you know, I think it's so important to look at the context of a verse. And I was reading this yesterday and Paul is talking about the Israelites and what we can learn from them. And he's actually encouraging Christians to just to keep their focus on God so that they don't stumble and fall. But even if they do, what this verse is about, even if they do, God is gracious enough to provide a way out, which is always going to involve turning back to him. Yeah. So it's true repentance and unconditional love that are combined. So that's why I think this verse really just sums up. But I can see how I got misconstrued a little bit. It's easy to do when it just pick out a verse, you know, and be like, what probably means this, you know. Yeah. Now, you're right. It's important to take the whole context into view. And so just talking about this phrase, we can see where maybe the root comes from. And like, why Christians might say this, right? But he's talking about temptation and not suffering. we can kind of debunk that. Let's say that's not true, right? That's not where this phrase isn't in the Bible. Right. Yeah. But let's maybe talk about what the Bible does say about, you know, can we take, like, will God give us more than we can handle? So I'll let you share some of the scripture verses you found. Yeah. So the first one, I just, I love it. It's always brought a lot of comfort to my heart, but it's not necessarily easy verse. It's John 1633 and it says, I have said these things to you that in me, you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation and it says trouble in other translations. But take heart, I have overcome the world. And so this was spoken by Jesus right before he's about to be taken away to be crucified. And he was about to experience the ultimate trial and suffering, right? And so he's letting his disciples know that just like him, we all are going to have hard times in this life. Yeah. And I think sometimes we think, okay, just because we follow Jesus, you know, I'm going to get a get out of difficulty card, you know, free like monopoly, but life doesn't work that way because we live in a fallen world. We're not in paradise yet, you know? Right. But Jesus offers hope here because he redeemed it. He's overcome the hardships of life. He's overcome the world through the power of the cross. And another, I just love the book of John. So another verse in John is John one five and it says the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. And this truth, I don't do. I'm always like, yeah, bring it. Yeah. And in this truth, he offers us a promise, his promise, and he offers us peace. So that's one verse that I just love it. Yeah. And I think you mentioned, you know, you talked about this, but particularly as new believers, when we come to Christ, I think we kind of have this belief that all of our troubles will disappear. You know, oh, I'm a Christian and I believe God and he answers my prayers. And so we kind of believe that the trouble will will disappear, but in reality, because you are a believer, there's now this target, you know, that the enemy has put on you to take you down. And so if anything, it's going to be harder. But you've, as you have said that Jesus has promised to be there with us, right? And that he's already overcome it. Yep. Totally. I think there's something to it about like the the spiritual warfare aspect, like a lot of believers probably don't even pay attention to it. Or notice that if you're walking in the power of God, especially in when you are suffering, it's a powerful witness to Jesus. It is. And so he's going to try to take us down. You know, he's going to try to make us believe lies. He's going to try to make us think that God is not good. I mean, he's been doing that since the garden, you know, he's holding out on you. You're not getting what you want. Look at this. You don't have everything you need. And in reality, God does give us everything we need, not what we think we need, but what we need. And he answers our prayers, even silence that we think even in the silence God is working and moving. It's true. Yeah. You know, he's always answering. He's always doing a thing. And so it's so easy just to believe the lies. I do it all the time. Even now, I'm like, Oh, where'd that come from? That's not that doesn't line up with God and what I've seen and experienced in my life from him. But you know, the enemy's crafty and we just got to keep our ears open to be like, Oh, that doesn't sound like a kind loving voice right now. That sounds like fear. Yeah. Yeah. Or whatever. Yeah. Yeah. That's good. And so I have another verse too that I just love as well. This one's the Old Testament. I love the book of Isaiah. It's Isaiah 43 to says, when you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. The flames will not set you ablaze. That's so good. I know. I love it. I love that. And again, this just shows us that God is not going to leave us alone to go through the darkness. You know, he's he's not going to forsake us. And he promises that he's going to help us get through any fire that we find ourselves in. Yeah. Yeah. That reminds me of Genesis 11 where it's the first recorded conversation between God and Abram. And it's when God calls Abram to leave his home to leave his family to sever from all comfortability and everything he had known and just step into the unknown. And it's six times he uses the phrase, I will. And so what God is saying is, I want you to step into the unknown. You're not going to have all the answers. You're not going to be able to see everything. You don't know what's going to happen. But I will. It's his promise that I will be with you. He says, I will be with you. I will bless you. And so there's this promise that we have from God just all throughout the Bible that God will be with us. We might not, like you said, see him or hear him, but he is there and he is working and he is moving. So it's when we have to hold on to those promises when our faith is being tested and where the enemy is speaking doubt, we have to hold on to the promises of God to get us through. Yeah. That's so good. Yeah, I love that Isaiah 43-2 verse. I've gone to that so many times. Yes. Well, for me, you know, in my own journey, I found a lot of peace and insight. In Second Corinthians, really chapters 10 through 12, Paul talks a lot about just his weaknesses and how he's been through everything, you know, shipwreck, being like literally the guy. I mean, he's one of like, you know, we see him as one of the most faithful pillars of faith ever. And yet he was someone that was tested probably more than most people. So again, it's that just because we're a Christian, doesn't mean we're not going to go through trials like Paul suffered so much. And he talks a lot about how I'm going to lean into my weaknesses because I know I don't have all the answers and I know I can't do this on my own. And I can't, I don't have this figured out. And so specifically what has helped me a lot is Second Corinthians 2 verses 10 through 12 and Paul writes. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you. For my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." And it's such a beautiful and powerful picture of, you know, sometimes we try to feel like put on this show that we have it all figured out or try to master up the strength to do this on our own. And God is saying, "No, like I want you to let go of the pride. I want you to let go of the control. I want you to surrender. I want you to lean into those weaknesses." It's so contrary to our flesh, right? Yes, completely. God wants us to lean into our weaknesses because it's only in that area when we have surrendered that then God's power steps in, you know, and His strength is made perfect. So to say, "Well, God will never give me more than I can handle. He sure will." But he's going to show up if you will surrender to him. His strength will show up and take care of the trials and the hardship that you're going through. Yes, that sounds good. Yeah, that's been really helpful for me. And you know, also even Jesus in the garden in Matthew 26, 38, he said, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death." Even Jesus fell overwhelmed. Yeah. And I mean, he was gone, you know? Yep. So if Jesus says that he was overwhelmed, right? To the point of death. That should make us feel better when we're overwhelmed. Yeah, that should make us like, so, you know, even Jesus had moments where he felt like there was it was more than he could handle, but he turned to the father, right? Jesus modeled perfectly this surrender and humility and just submission to the will of the father that is an example we should all follow. Yeah, totally. Yeah, that's done. I mean, we just see all throughout the Bible these, you know, undertakings. I mean, you breathe the old testament, all these stories of people, and how often were they put in situations that they couldn't handle, right? Exactly. Yeah. So I think - I think it's safe to say that that's a phrase that we can debunk. - Yes, agreed. It's a myth. (laughing) - Oh, so now that we know that we will have more than we can handle at times, let's finish with those proper mindsets that we should have when times are tough, and I'll let you share. - Okay. I mean, I think I'm kind of repeating some things we've said, but I think if we could handle everything on our own, and like you said, maintain control, we wouldn't need a savior, right? - Yeah. - And that puts a lot of pressure on us. And it's pressure that God doesn't want for his kids. He doesn't want us to deal with that. And I think he loves us too much to trust us with the cares of the world. - Yeah. - Because that's his job, you know? He's really good at being God. I don't want to be God. (laughing) I don't. Sometimes I think I want to, but then I'm like, yeah, I don't like this. - No. - It's like being in charge. - I just couldn't imagine, like carrying everyone's cares and hardship, and, you know, comforting them, and being there for that. It's just like, wow. But he wants to come into our harsh, more than we can handle times, because then we can see him step up and see him show off. Like you said, he's gonna do things that we could never do on our own. And he's gonna show us things and rework things and just redeem it in ways that we could never imagine. Because I truly believe our pain and the things that we go through, it's never wasted. He doesn't just-- - That's true. - Like any father, he's not gonna be like, I'm purposely making you go through pain right now, because I just want you to go through pain, you know? Or like, there's a reason that we're going through these things. And it's not his will for us. He doesn't like seeing his kid suffer, but because we live in this world, and it's not perfect yet, it's just part of reality. But he says, I'm gonna show off. I'm gonna come in. I'm gonna step into your situation. I'm gonna meet you where you are. And I'm going to redeem this. I'm going to restore this. And you just have to trust me. It's probably a good look different than what you think. And I know this isn't what you wanted, but I promise it's not gonna be wasted. And so that's one thing that I like to, you know, wrap my mind around. And I think something else that just really, yeah, God has spoken to me recently is a lot of times, I feel like I have to like strive or fight for victory in trials or like hardships, just like kind of striving for it. But when I was in seminary, I read a quote from Tony Evans that just totally changed my perspective. And he said, we don't fight for victory. We fight from it. That's so good. I know, isn't it? Well, mind blown. I need to write that down and put it on my like bathroom mirror. Yes, do, because if we live knowing that we have victory and we have a God who already sits on the throne, he's already supreme and sovereign. That helps us face the good days and the bad because he's overcome the world. Like Jesus said, which means that because of Jesus, we are overcomers too. And so that kind of like empowerment, like the victory talk helps me just walk forward knowing like in the end, I know the end of this story. We're victorious. That's period, you know, no comma, no nothing. It's a period we are victory spirit. That's really good. Wow, that's super encouraging. I'm going to do the victory one. I'm going to keep that saved for because I think it's really, those are just really good perspectives to have that. It really does. It takes the pressure off of ourselves. Right. And God wants us to put that on him. Like he's like, I want you to put that on me because I'm going to show you that I am faithful. And so, wow, that's really good. You know, for me, what's been really helpful is this again, and kind of goes back to second Corinthians about our weaknesses. But it's to instead of top to, you know, instead of trying to carry it all yourself and to maintain this, well, God's never going to give me more than I can handle. So I'm going to work really, really hard to carry this, right? And again, that goes back to you. You're carrying it. You're taking it on by yourself. And so it's again, letting go of that control and surrendering to Christ. You know, in Matthew 11, he talks about, you know, if you're, you know, I will give you rest, come on, who are heavy and burdened, I will give you rest. He says, take my yoke upon you. And to take my, take the yoke is actually a yoke is to become a bond servant. And so to take, we, when we think that's like, oh, I have to take on one more thing to find rest. It's like, actually, when you take on his yoke, you're surrendering, his yoke is his teaching. So you're taking on his teaching, but what you're doing is you're surrendering control of everything to him. It's really an exchange. You take his yoke, but he will, but you surrender every, every way and bondage to him. And that's where you find the rest. But it's really living in that area of surrender and embracing your weaknesses, like Paul talked about, you know, your weaknesses are actually really beautiful places for God to shine. It's like what you said. He gets to show off, you know, it's when you allow God to step in and take care of it. That's when people see God moving. And that's when he gets the glory. So really leaning into a weaknesses allows him to, yeah, get the glory for, you're not going to get the glory for taking care of it, right? For handling the to-do list and juggling all the plates. It's God getting the glory for taking care of it. So that's good. We need just, it's surrendering and depending on him. And that's, that's the value that we have to find for the tough times is depending on him. Yeah. But yeah, so good. I thought of that. The yoke thing, I'm going to have to write that down. I'm like, [INAUDIBLE] Yeah, it's actually prepping a sermon right now on that idea of rest. So I'm really excited about that. But it's a really powerful, you know, picture of surrender leads to rest. Yes. So-- That's true. I hope anyone listening today has been encouraged by our conversation. I know, I have, then. I don't need to. Oh, wow. Well, Becky, and you know, Becky and I both wrote articles for online Christian publications. So you wrote one for Joyful Life. Bracked. Yeah, sort of on this. Yeah. And then I wrote one for propel women. So I'll put those articles in the show notes as well that people can go read those pieces for just even to dive deeper into the conversation. Great. Oh, it's a good talking with you. Yeah, Becky was good talking to you. I'm so glad you're on the show today. Thank you for sharing. Yeah, thank you for inviting me, Brittany. All right, friends, thank you for joining us today. Don't forget you can find Becky at www.beckybarisfer.com. And I'll also post her info and everything we referenced in the show notes for this episode. Before I close, I want to remind you that if this podcast is ministering to you or you think others might find it interesting, please subscribe and leave a review. A review helps this podcast grow, which helps to get the word out to you people beside you. You could also become a regular contributor to the show and truth and gaze ministries through Patreon. And you could find the link to my page in the show notes as well. Tune in again next month as we tackle tough topics in truth and grace. In the meantime, you can find more information about me read weekly devotionals and find out what I'm doing around the web at www.brainvest.com. 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