Pastor Tony Evans has said that the phrase “God never gives us more than we can handle,” which is often cited in times of struggle and loss, can be problematic for Christians.
“Maybe you’ve heard the phrase that God never gives us more than we can handle. There’s a problem with that phrase. If it were true, that would mean we would never face anything that we couldn’t solve in our own strength,” Evans, who’s senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
“If so, why would we ever need God for anything?” he asked.
In a number of other tweets this past week he also touched on the need for people to rely on God.
“When you learn how to locate God in what appears to be His absence, you will learn to trust Him along the dark pathways life often offers,” he posted.
In another message he shared: “When you think about grace, think about its wings — its ability to lift us up and take…
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