“God never gives you more than you can handle..”
Never liked the statement. For one, God doesn’t give you horrible things. Horrible things happen but God doesn’t “do” them. And being FReepers.. we read horrible, senseless acts of violence every day. Did God insist some girl get gang raped or some car smash into a tree killing an entire family? That being said, God.. can help us through our prayer and leaning on His Word and Grace.
Another phrase that I detest is “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”. IMHO.. it may not kill you but it can change you (and not necessarily better than before). That phrase gets my panties all twisted, too.
“What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”
You are probably right in loathing that particular expression. Originally attributed to Neitzche(sp?), it was quoted by Conan the Barbarian.
Not exactly role models! :-)