He Holds My Lot
“I just can’t do this any longer. I’m at the end of my rope” I thought towards the end of a long day, at the end of a long week. “God, I can’t go on. I don’t have the strength or the energy to keep up with this.”
As that has been a common thought found running through my head lately I’ve been so reminded of the fact that God holds my lot—not me. Who am I to tell Him what I can handle and what I can’t? He alone knows what I can handle and what I can not. He knows the very fine line between what is enough to stretch me and what will push me over my limits. And the great thing He has so faithfully reminded me of is the very fact that He won’t cross over that line. He won’t give me more than I can handle. At times, as I try to muster up my own strength, I realize that I can’t do it; but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. God strength is always sufficient for the lot He has for each and every one of us.
Psalm 16:5-6 (ESV)
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
I often times find that those moments where I’m “done” are moments frequently attached to one of the following scenarios:
1) I have taken my eyes off the cross. I’m being legalistic. I’m not accepting His grace for the task He has called me to.
2) I’m attempting to do something He has not called me to do. I’m creating my own lot….attempting to, that is. And there’s not grace for doing the things He is not calling me to do.
I’d like to encourage and challenge all of us to prayerfully consider what our lot is, to pray and ask God to reveal to us what it is He has for us and how it is He would have us walk through it. There’s a peace that comes with knowing that we are walking in Gods will…with the lot He has given us.
Hold fast. He won’t give you more than you can handle! He is a gracious God who loves it when His people acknowledge their need before Him.
Filed under: Faith
I feel like I’m going under all the time. But I haven’t yet. He always pulls me out from under the pile.
Oh Riëtte, how did you know that this was how I was feeling at the beginning of the week?!?
Yet here we are, in the middle of the week, with the Lord sustaining each of us - you were so right about His strength being sufficient. He is so good!
Thank you!
Man, I absolutely love this post. I live by the saying that God never gives you more than you can handle. If you’re going through a lot, it should remind us that God has to much faith in us that he knows we can overcome these battles.
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to us all. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 TNIV
How amazing it to know that God thinks we can do so many things and can live throguh so many battles. It’s actually flattering to me that God believes in me so much. Thank you for this post, it definitely put a smile on my face. :]
-Bee-