Many people quote the Bible verse, “God won’t give you more than you can bear!” 1 Corinthians 10:13, right? Wrong! Why is it wrong? Because the Bible never says this! There is no verse in the Bible that says this! Go ahead, try to prove me wrong! People who are going through hard and difficult times try to make sense of what they are going through by saying, “Well, as the Bible says…!” Or people use this to comfort them, “The Lord won’t give you more than you can handle!” which usually only angers the person and makes things worse! Why does it make things worse? It’s simple! It’s just not true! This verse doesn’t exist and is therefore a total misquote and lie!
Revelations 12:10 refers to Satan as the accuser of the believers, accusing them day and night. He is an accuser who loves to accuse God as well, to get people to think it is God bringing death, destruction, sickness, pain, suffering, and torment on them. Satan wants you to believe that God wants to see just how much you can handle on your own! Satan loves for you to think you did something to cause this. And Satan loves for you to think that God doesn’t care and He won’t help you out of your crisis. The problem I have with this lie is that it keeps so many believers in bondage, feeling like failures and mad at God for putting them in this position.
But 1 Corinthians 10:13 (Complete Jewish Bible) actually reads, “No temptation has seized you beyond what people normallyexperience, and God can be trusted not to allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. On the contrary, along with the temptation he will also provide the way out, so that you will be able to endure.” It says God will not allow Satan to bring temptation or enticement to sin into our life that is too much for us to say no to. When we are tempted to sin, God will make a way for us to resist it. The Lord was talking about temptation,not the hardships of life! Jesus came to set us free, not to place hardships upon us! In Matthew 23:1-4, Jesus accused the religious leaders of doing this and condemned them for it!
Instead, Jesus says in Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message Bible), “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it…I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
I myself have found comfort during hard times in Psalm 23:1-4,“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Jesus referred to Himself as the Shepherd and we are His sheep. The purpose of the shepherd was to protect the sheep when they got into trouble or when an enemy tried to attack them. The sheep would “baa”loudly, calling the attention of the shepherd, and he would immediately come to their rescue.
Psalm 46:1, The Passion Translation: “God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble—more than enough and always available whenever I need you.“ So whenever life gets too hard, don’t run away from the Lord—run to Him. The Lord will pick you up and place you in His lap, hold you tightly and help you get through it! He has done it for me! He will do it for you!
By Emil Liko 4/24/26