Breakthrough Fast 2010 – Day 5 "Can You Carry the Weight?"

How often have you heard the proverb, “God will not give you more than you can bear?” If you are like me, I have heard this phrase all my life. And I have often used it myself. But that is not what the Word says. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.”

The Word does not say that you won’t be challenged beyond your ability. It doesn’t say that you want be stressed close to your breaking point. It doesn’t say that you won't be tested or tempted beyond your threshold of comfort. It doesn’t say that you won’t be driven close to the edge of destruction. In reality, there are times that God gives us more than we can bear. There are times when the pink slip comes. There are the times that the divorce papers arrive. There are times when the doctor delivers a negative report. There are the times when a loved one disappoints us. There are the times when our children go astray. And there are times when we are assailed by doubts; pummeled by demands and drenched by the waves of fear. In life, you will go through situations that are more than you can bear alone. But Hallelujah --- you don’t have to bear them by yourself. For it is only when you can’t carry the weight that the strength of Jesus Christ kicks in.

What weight are you carrying? How much longer can you bear it? The good news I bring to you is ---the strength of Jesus Christ is available to YOU.

In this season of fasting, seek God! Worship God! Trust God! Unexpected life event! God I trust you! Lost job. God I trust you! Failed relationship. God I trust you! More bills than money. God I trust you! Struggling business. God I trust you! Haters all around you. God I trust you! Diagnosed with cancer. God I trust you! Kids tripping! Husband hoeing! Wife nagging! God I trust you!

God will NOT give you more than God can bear.

Goals for Today
- Read Daily Bible Verse for the Day: DONE
- Spend 30 minutes in prayer and meditation: DONE
- Completed Day 5 of Daniel Fast: DONE
- Write blog: DONE
-Drink 1 gallon of water: A Work in Progress!

***Special shout-out to Brenda and Taurice. Thanks for taking this spiritual journey with me. If you are partaking in The Breakthrough Fast 2010, post a comment.