When You’re Given More Than You Can Handle 

“The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 1King 19:7 (NIV)

“God won’t give you more than you can handle,” was muttered to me as I poured out my heart to a friend. 

Struggle and suffering had taken me under, and I was beyond tired of running on empty. My praying and trying only led to more disappointment and heartache. Finally, at the end of most days, I collapsed into bed with nothing else to give. It seemed as if my life was out of control, and I wanted to scream, “Enough, Lord.”

Have you ever felt like this? Life feels like a series of one-hundred-mile days you’re trying to complete with a tank empty. We feel buried in frustration and defeat from the unanswered prayers and disappointments, causing weariness and exhaustion to plague us. 

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Lea Turner

I’m Lea Turner. I have a husband, and we’ve got us, five kids. Three grew in my tummy and two in our hearts. My house is loud and crazy. Moved to Mississippi making me a northern girl stuck in a southern world. Silence is rare. Laundry is never caught up. Relationships over to-do-list and grace over guilt. Rest over stress. Being naturally authentic over wearing a religious mask. Deep conversations over a cup of hot coffee is a refreshment to my soul. I'm on a journey of resting entirely in the love of the Father by letting go of striving and walking fully in my identity. Look, I could get you a cup of coffee and listen, welcome to my kitchen sink, I think you'll like it here.

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