I get it the world is too much for you to handle.  It comes at you and at you, again and again until it either crests over top or crashes against your defense mechanisms.  You don’t need me pushing you into the oncoming waves, but you’re mistaken I am bracing my footing behind you to assist you in keeping your stance.  You are not in this alone, that has been your biggest mis-estimation of the Lord.  Begin to look for the impossible thing and then you will begin to differentiate between His and other voices.  It is after all the Shepherd to whom you wish to respond, isn’t it?

Those of you, especially you, who are so self capable that nothing typically daunts, upsets, upends or stalls you in your quest to conquer the world, please stop.  Not because I want your plates to crash to the ground, but remember if you need God to do the impossible, is he going to ask you to do the possible, instead?  Is He going to feed you on a diet of all those things of which you are entirely capable, well suited and provisioned in talent, time and treasure?  Or do you think it more likely that He is going to give you those curve balls you can’t hit, those questions that you cannot answer and those tears that you cannot stop or dry up?

This is the testing ground.  Since it is the testing ground then you will be given tests, not farcical verses that purportedly came from the Bible but didn’t, such as, “God never gives you more than you can handle”.  Wait a second while I call you out.  Where is that in the Bible.  I’ll give you an hour then you can come back and continue on with my diatribe, cause it ain’t in there Samson.  He always gives me more than I can handle so that my faith may be increased when I go to Him in prayer for help and HE delivers, every time.  I am continually dwelling in the undeliverables of my insufficiency.  Praise be to God that I have begun to believe in Him so fervently, resiliently and constantly that I have begun to look for the impossible and expect the miracle that will resolve it.  Isn’t that faith, belief in things not yet seen, delivered by God’s Hand, especially when I knew from the outset I couldn’t do it and didn’t waste time frolicking in my own ego filled attempts and failing.  Give it to God now so that you don’t have to beg Him to take it later.

Father, I get it this is a hard place.  I understand, headtastically ( I just made it up ) that they need me to be gentle and not say things like suck it up or get over it.  Lord can you please use me to express my love for them and still remind them that it is time to surrender, like they said they wanted to, so that you can get about the business of resolving those things they’ve prayed about.  And Lord, since this world is difficult can you please give them desire to be courageous and stand, even when extremely frightened out of their gourds, having faith in Your Promises and capacity to deliver them.  Isn’t it about time they began to know You, I mean it is a Father/Son or Father/Daughter relationship correct?  Lord please let me be gentle but never let me use that as an excuse to refuse to tell them the truth You Have commanded of me.  For I love you Most.  In Jesus’ Name.