"More Than I can Handle"

The man that built his house upon the rocks wasn't told

that if he stayed close to God, did everything he could to

follow Him, that the storm would not come.

The point is the After the storm came, the house still

stood.

Sometimes we get caught up in the "Working our

Christianity out" that we are surprised and set off course

when life doesn't  fall into a nice neat existence.   Or the

unthinkable happens.

I love that in 2 Cor 1:8-9 Paul talks about having more

than he can handle.  The passage states;

"... under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure,

so that we despaired even of life, in our hearts

we felt the sentence of death..."

Wow how unbelievable.  Paul felt this way too?

He felt the way I feel?  I thought maybe only I

felt this way.

This is Paul!  Who loved Christ so much.  Believed so much

yet there were times he thought he could not take anymore.

The storms of life were to much.  Paul was so honest.

Then we read on

vs. 9b  "... this happened that we might not rely on

ourselves but on God..."

I know God absolutely gives us more than we can handle,

understand, persevere.  He knows what each of us out

there counts as, To Much.  He often pushes us over that

line.

Be prepared for the storms of life.

Stay under and cling to Gods shelter while

Going through The Storm.

God will be glorified and you will

be strengthened.

Romans 8:18

"..our present sufferings are not worth comparing

with the glory that will be revealed in us..."

In the midst of what ever storm you are going through

today.  Big or Small.  Great loss or an out of

control child you are trying to reign in.  Feeling

misunderstood or run over.   If your heart is

set on Christ He will pull you through and give you

strength that will lead to a victorious Christian walk

and the comfort and joy you need along the way.