There is a pretty popular saying among many Christ circles, even among non-Christian circles and it says, “God won’t give you more than you can handle”. There was a time when I once found comfort in knowing that “God knows my limits, He knows what I can handle, He surely won’t let this (insert whatever horrible thing you can think of) happen, He KNOWS I couldn’t bear it”. I found comfort in that, even though I know it’s not exactly “Bible”. But then tonight, as I pondered that statement, God whispered something to my spirit, that forever changed the way I hear that saying. But, The Bible Doesn't Say That What I mean by, “it’s not exactly Bible” is, it doesn’t say anywhere in the Bible that, “God will not give you more than you can handle”; however, I think the idea of that saying, was born from this verse: 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 ...
We are approaching one of the most dreaded holidays of the year, Valentine's Day. For many, this holiday has some type of negative reminder attached to it, be it a lost love or no love. Then there are others who just see it as pointless, a commercial holiday that forces you to spend unnecessary money you may not have. I understand the arguments, but I disagree with them all. Valentine's Day isn't for couples, it is for everyone, and it doesn't require money. I argue it only requires thoughtfulness and acts of love and that is why I broke up with society's manipulated understanding of Valentine's Day a long time ago. Instead, I have embraced it to be a day to demonstrate my love for everyone around me. My mother celebrated everything you can imagine. She loved life to the fullest. Every holiday was probably "over celebrated" to the average person, but for my mom, there was no such thing. Then there is my dad, the hopeless romantic, who pours ou...