That’s brilliant and I couldn’t agree more. Not to mention… an excellent point, because that line in your note regarding this post… “god doesn’t give us more than we can handle”
it's not even biblical. It's one of those things people just started saying at some point. It's likely derived as a misinterpretation from 1 Corinthians 10.13, which says, “No temptation has overtaken 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, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Dun dun duuuuun. That verse is about temptation, not suffering. Not about God piling stuff on our backs until we break, but not quite. That's a very different, almost distorted interpretation. I suspect it may have come from a kind of well-meaning coping mechanism in religious communities. Perhaps it got passed around to offer hope, but over time became a spiritual bypass used to shut people up or shame them for struggling. It implies if you're overwhelmed, something's wrong with you, and that's not just misleading, it's cruel. The nervous system knows, and the proof is in the psychobiological pudding. Our bodies know the difference between a challenge for growth and an onslaught for consumption. The soul knows the difference between a test meant to reveal our strength and a systemic marring that distorts your will and calls it God's will. Knowing the difference is the beginning of clarity, and it's important to note. I appreciate what you said, because it got me thinking. And you’re right… incorrectamundo for that statement. And oh yeah… it all happens for a reason. Sure. Causality.
I am deeply grateful for your comment and insight. I’m Eastern European, and while I had heard this line in my country, it was used but not much. However, once I encountered the so-called spiritual world in the West, I noticed this phrase being repeated almost like a mantra, treated with a sort of reverence that, to me, felt hypocritical—almost cult-like. Challenging it seems to turn one into a pariah.
Thank you for shedding light on the origin of this line and clarifying that it was, in fact, a distortion. I’m not entirely surprised. We have plenty of sayings back home that justify unpleasant things in the name of a greater good, or God, or some higher ideal—when in truth, they often serve to mask personal benefit or avoid facing uncomfortable truths.
That’s brilliant and I couldn’t agree more. Not to mention… an excellent point, because that line in your note regarding this post… “god doesn’t give us more than we can handle”
it's not even biblical. It's one of those things people just started saying at some point. It's likely derived as a misinterpretation from 1 Corinthians 10.13, which says, “No temptation has overtaken 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, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Dun dun duuuuun. That verse is about temptation, not suffering. Not about God piling stuff on our backs until we break, but not quite. That's a very different, almost distorted interpretation. I suspect it may have come from a kind of well-meaning coping mechanism in religious communities. Perhaps it got passed around to offer hope, but over time became a spiritual bypass used to shut people up or shame them for struggling. It implies if you're overwhelmed, something's wrong with you, and that's not just misleading, it's cruel. The nervous system knows, and the proof is in the psychobiological pudding. Our bodies know the difference between a challenge for growth and an onslaught for consumption. The soul knows the difference between a test meant to reveal our strength and a systemic marring that distorts your will and calls it God's will. Knowing the difference is the beginning of clarity, and it's important to note. I appreciate what you said, because it got me thinking. And you’re right… incorrectamundo for that statement. And oh yeah… it all happens for a reason. Sure. Causality.
I am deeply grateful for your comment and insight. I’m Eastern European, and while I had heard this line in my country, it was used but not much. However, once I encountered the so-called spiritual world in the West, I noticed this phrase being repeated almost like a mantra, treated with a sort of reverence that, to me, felt hypocritical—almost cult-like. Challenging it seems to turn one into a pariah.
Thank you for shedding light on the origin of this line and clarifying that it was, in fact, a distortion. I’m not entirely surprised. We have plenty of sayings back home that justify unpleasant things in the name of a greater good, or God, or some higher ideal—when in truth, they often serve to mask personal benefit or avoid facing uncomfortable truths.
Excellent post, the truth is often painful but so necessary, its the habit one has to change, to living truthfully