Leave The Arms Broken

The common phrase God won't give you more than you can handle stems from a misinterpretation of scripture and can be misleading about God's role in our struggles. While God doesn't create suffering, He does allow us to face situations beyond our capabilities - not to harm us, but to teach us reliance on His strength rather than our own. The apostle Paul himself wrote about being utterly burdened beyond his strength, demonstrating that facing overwhelming circumstances is part of the Christian journey. When we reach the end of our resources, we discover God's unlimited power and presence in profound ways. Like the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, there can be beauty in imperfection and incompleteness. God often does His most transformative work in the hardships that don't get fixed, teaching us that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in our weakness. The miracle isn't always in the fixing - sometimes it's in the breaking, where we learn to find beauty in broken things and trust in God's purposes even when situations remain unresolved.