“One of the greatest lies ever told is, ‘God will never give us more than we can handle.’ Not only is it a gross misinterpretation of scripture, it is a lie straight from the pits of hell. Relying on our own strength can be deadly; it can leave us shipwrecked as surely as the sun rises.”
Rhiannon Luchega,
Life Thus Far Substack post, “One of the Greatest Lies Ever Told,” 8/7/25.
God has called us to do impossible things. They are things we know we can’t do. Somehow we excuse ourselves from doing them because we think they are beyond our gifting, and outside of our patience and long-suffering. The obituary of many marriages can be summed up in one line:
“I didn’t sign up for this.”
And so we look for exit signs and off ramps from the narrow path God has led us to, or we look to retrace our steps back down the mountain to go and dwell in the low places—where we imagine that life will be easier and more carefree and fun. Maybe we leave behind a few impossible-to-love people.
If we shrink our lives to “what we can handle”—to fit our own desires, abilities and understanding—we will discover our faith has atrophied, and our greatest ambitions can become extensions of self-serving fantasies.
God gives believers of Jesus Christ His Holy Spirit, so that we can live a life in fellowship with Him, and in demonstration of His power, grace and love. Unless we rely on Him, we will gain for ourselves hollow victories and taste bitter defeats of the flesh.
Look around you. Are you alone? God Himself is here. This moment could change your life.
You don’t have to wait to become somebody before you do great things. You are with somebody Who does great things. He is with you.
The moment that God will use to change your life will often look like an ordinary one…
I look back over my life and see that my world shifted and turned on the axis of ordinary moments, in the hands of a patient and loving God. Read with open eyes, and discover that God is calling you to trust Him at this critical axis—the Now—to see and do the impossible with Him.
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This really struck me. The reminder that God hasn’t called us to manage life in our own strength, but to walk with Him into what feels impossible, is both sobering and freeing. I love how you framed the ordinary moment as the very place where God does extraordinary things—it shifts the way I look at my own days.
This was exactly what I needed to read this morning. Thank you! 🙏