MiConfession

I have often felt like God was asking me to bear too much. Some days the pressure of life seemed unbearable and I wondered why He let me carry so much? Why was He taking so long to help? (John 10:14, Psalm 71:12)

Where was the God so many traditional christians espoused? Where was the God Who would “never put on me more than I could bear?” (I Corinthians 10:13)

This often quoted scripture eventually began to irritate my spirit like someone running their fingernails down a chalkboard. God helped me to put aside childish thinking.. (Isaiah 28:10, I Corinthians 13:11)

I asked Him to open my eyes, to see His Truth, because my definition of ‘unbearable’ [among other things] definitely did not match His – there was some serious miscommunications here and I was pretty sure it was not Him. (Psalm 22:11, Ephesians 4:14)

I stopped accepting ‘biblical fairy tales.’ I studied the Word and confirmed that sometimes those traditional scriptural words of encouragement, left out important points to the detriment of the ‘bearing’ believer. (Ephesians 1:18, II Timothy 2:15)

In this studying the I Corinthians 10:13, I was quite disappointed to find that there were times when I will have to go through it…

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it. (I Corinthians 10:13)

Message Bible

But I was thankful that God knows my limit and has promised help me. (James 1:3 – 4)

Why did I ever embrace the concept that God would require less from me when Jesus – God’s Beloved Son died under weights that were not His to bar; why did I ignore the scriptures that showed saints who preceded me failed to receive the promises in their physical lifetime faith? (Psalm 22:1, Luke 22:42, John 10:18, Hebrews 11:13, 16)

I am settled in the knowledge that God may allow me to ‘escape’ some things; I am content with the understanding that Jesus definitely said, I would experience some ‘bad’ trouble in this world but I can still be cheerful. (John 16:33)

I have stopped looking for unscriptural man-made ‘happily-ever afters’ and trust that the God Who dwells in eternity knows what is best. (Isaiah 46:10)

I am asking God to continually gift me peace and cheer as I look for the “fourth man” in the fires of my life. (John 16:33, Daniel 3:25)