More Than I Can Handle?

Have you ever heard someone say, "God will never give me more than I can handle?" Where did God say that? I think people take the passage in 1 Corinthians 10 out of context. "...And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear" (13). Paul is referring to temptation here...not hardships. Later, in that same verse, he explains how God will provide you with a way to resist that temptation...NOT a trial. So, will God really give me more than I can handle sometimes? I believe the answer is YES...not to discourage us, but to refine us. When we are given more than we can humanly handle, that is when we truly see God's power shining through our weakness. God says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). We should echo Paul's words when he said, "I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor. 12:9b-10).