God Doesn't Give You More Than You Can Handle

It's a saying you hear most often when you are facing handling more than you think you can. You look at the situation and you hear that phrase play incessantly in your mind. After this week I feel like I have a new understanding of this statement, beyond what I felt it meant before.

This week I learned more about myself, what I truly can handle mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I looked at my situation, I cried, I allowed myself to fall into deep self pity and really hit a low spot. I cried mor and he answered with an inner strength I indeed had not knowledge or comprehension of before. I felt lifted but even at this I felt like the situation was beyond what I could "handle". This is when true light and understand came about. I realized "God Doesn't Give You More Than YOU Can Handle" doesn't mean that you won't face situations bigger than yourself. But when you face those situation, it's not about what YOU can handle or even what You can handle with Him guiding you but what You can handle with Him and those people around you that He has put in place. The two major keys to this statement are realizing your need for Him to give you the strength you don't fully know exists or hasn't yet fully developed but second that He will put people in place who will hold out their hand and it's up to you to give them a brick (or wet carpet, or an 18 month old in my case).

I have a much deeper appreciation for family members who have been here to help this week. I've felt needy taking help offered. But with a new understanding of "God Doesn't Give You More Than You Can Handle" I realize now that by not reaching out for help when needed, I'm defying God's full plan for how to handle life situtations. I thank God for those who have been there both physically and in prayer.

And some new pictures....