JHarper33(AT)aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/1/98 6:48:08 PM EST, damonet(AT)concentric.net writes:
>
> > It is said, God only gives us what we can handle!
> > Thanx for sharing.
> > Deborah
>
> I think it is just the opposite; I think He puts us in situations we can't
> handle to cause us to seek Him and rely on Him.
>
> 2 Corinthians 12: 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might
> depart from me.
> 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
> made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
> infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
> 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
> in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am
> I strong.
>
> Barbara H.