I won't give you more...

"I won't give you more, more than you can take." Isn't that encouraging? Have you ever heard that song on the radio station-89.7 WMHK-by Group 1 Crew? It goes a little like this:

"I won't give you more,
More than you can take and
I might let you bend
But I won't let you break..."

At first, I found this encouraging. But after putting a little thought into it, and after searching for a passage of scripture in the Bible that contained these words, I found nothing. "Were these words not true?" I thought. Then it occurred to me. Though it might seem encouraging at first, I found that they are merely just man-made words to make Christian's feel better. After all, my mom has twins, which are my dramatic sisters. Did God really give her less than she could take?

Now if God will give us more than we can take, is there any hope? Of course! Why do you think Paul and Timothy wrote in Philippians 4:13:
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength?" God will give you more than you can take, but he will give you the strength to be able to get through those depressions, troubles, spiritual battles or whatever you're facing. If you feel like something is burdensome, Christ is always there to help you. He will carry your burdens if you cry out to him. As Paul wrote to the Galatians, he stated that: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1.) Christ has set you free from the chains of sin. He does not want you to be burdened. If you feel burdened, ask him to help you. For you can "ask and it will be given to you." (Matthew 7:7.)
So don't be discouraged; just know that God will give you more than you can take, yet he will give you the strength to endure whatever you face.