This is a phrase that has become very popular in the past few years. I've seen Mother Teresa given credit for it, and maybe she did say it first. The rest of the line is "but I wish He didn't trust me so much." It sounds like, if she did say it, she was joking a little.
But as far as I can find, it isn't particularly biblical.
And I don't like it much, because I don't think it's exactly true.
First of all, it suggests that God gives us bad stuff to see if we can handle it.
He doesn't.
I'll be the first to tell you He allows bad stuff in our lives.
We live in a fallen world because we chose our own will over God's will, and that's the consequence of where we are in history. The Bible says it rains on the just and the unjust. All of us will get wet once in a while. There's been times I was sure I was drowning.
And God certainly does test His children. But that isn't to see how much you can handle, rather that is a test of your faith. Do you trust Him? Will you obey Him? And, if you fail the test, you get to take it again. And again. And again.
But God never tempts you. Temptation only comes from Satan. And when you submit to the temptation old Satan is one happy camper.
Even if your get forgiveness and repent, that is, decide to turn away from whatever that temptation was and never do it again, there still are consequences. God rarely takes those away.
Of course you are going to have more than you can handle in your life. Probably more than once.
That's where God comes in.
He says He is strong where we are weak. He wants to work in us with our weakness so that when His strength prevails through us it glorifies Him.
That's why we are here, after all.
So next time you are in a place where you don't think you can handle it, think about turning to Your Father. He's always eager to lend a Hand.
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