Is it true that God will not give you more than you can handle?

Christian saying:

God will not give you more than you can handle

Scripture:

2 Corinthians

8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, -nkjv

8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: -kjv

8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction which occurred in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, -nasb

8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. -niv

Source: JC Ryle facebook page

Why is it that Jesus does not seem to answer their questions?

Open Line on January 18, 2025 Hour 2 @2:20

Question: When I read Jesus's answers to people's questions in the bible, it seemed like they don't match the question, is this because of the translation?

Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=629035&hour=2

Summary of Answer:

Dr Michael Rydelnik says the reason Jesus does that is because He is omniscient. He knows what is in a man (end of John 2) and Jesus is unpredictable. Open Line producer, Tricia Mcmillan, gave an example of the rich young ruler in Mark 10. The rich young ruler asked: “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life” Jesus replied by asking another question: “Why do you call me good?” Dr Rydelnik explains that Jesus is trying to diagnose, not just for himself but helping the person think why is he asking that question, he is kind of probing what that he knows about the person. Another example that Dr Rydelnik gave is Luke 13. It is sort of an upside down view of the problem of evil. In Luke 13, some Galileans told Jesus about Pilate mixing the blood of Galileans with their sacrifices. Jesus knew their real question was whether those Galileans whose blood were mixed with the sacrifices were worst sinners? Jesus raised the question of another example of natural evil in the case of the eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them, were they more sinful? Jesus says unless you repent, you will perish as well and Jesus went on to tell the parable of the Barren Fig Tree which illustrates God’s patience and mercy on man and not wanting man to perish. It is an upside down answer from Jesus.

The definition of Christian Love by J.C.Ryle

Christian love will show itself in the general spirit and demeanor of a believer. It will make him kind, unselfish, good-natured, good-tempered, and considerate for others.

It will make him gentle, affable, and courteous, in all the daily relations of private life. It will make him thoughtful for others’ comfort, tender for others’ feelings, and more anxious to give pleasure than to receive. True love never envies others when they prosper, nor rejoices in the calamities of others when they are in trouble. At all times, it will believe, and hope, and try to put a good construction on others’ actions. And even at the worst, it will be full of pity, mercy, and compassion.