Who Says You Can't Handle It?

I'm sure we've all been tempted or have felt as though we couldn't handle a certain situation at some point in our lives. We've tried all we know, we talked to everyone we know including ourselves but this thing is still looking us in the face. Somehow we've managed to convince ourselves that either God's not listening or He's missing in action. This thing seems to be so irreparable, you can't image how things will ever be okay again. I'd like for you to think back to the last time you've felt this way and your problem was solved. See-you lived to tell about it! Sometimes-no most of the time things aren't as bad as they seem, once we take the emotion out of it we able to think more clearly. When we're all worked up everything is magnified, our perception is cloudy and our minds won't stop racing long enough to get an accurate account of what's really happening to us. We're praying but our prayers are frantic and based out of fear, not trust as they should be. Once we've reached this point we're irrational, and it's not easy to regain our footing. But thank God for His grace! It's only the power of His grace that brings us around again. I can recall feeling like this and God has showed up every time in one way or another, I think it's at these times in our lives that He's working in us most. It's when the most valuable lessons are learned. I've come to know that we're able to handle so much more than we think we can. So the next time you're facing something that overwhelms you, stop and remember the last opportunity that you got to find out that you could handle more than you thought you could.