More Than You Can Handle
My prayer journal entry from April 22nd, 2021
“The Lord will never give you more than you can handle.”
Have you ever heard this phrase? It’s something I’ve been told many times throughout my life, but…
How are we supposed to depend on and lean on Him if we’re never confronted with more than we can handle?
The prayer below reflects on one of the many moments from this season in my life when I had to depend on Him to get me through a wild day where I thought I had overcommitted myself.
[Added notes and elaboration are italicized…]
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 11p Bedroom
Jesus,
What a crazy 3 days. I’m exhausted. They were great though. I thought I may have overcommitted myself by agreeing to do The Amazing Give as the host [an incredible one day event that was put on by the Community Foundation of North Central Florida to raise money for non-profits in our area], but it was great. New relationships were built, my soul was filled with your spirit, over $1,000,000 was raised for nonprofits and I was rewarded with a $ surprise for helping. You continue to surprise me and I’m so thankful. This day was more manageable than it probably should have been and that’s how I know your hand was in all of it. [I had a dependence on Him that was necessary to make everything smooth. The day was filled with me jumping in and out of digital LIVE environments on social media at specific times, but I was still running the showroom at the shop by myself. I was nervous about what would happen if I was in the middle of an interaction with a customer in the showroom but was supposed to be online hosting at specific times. It was a fun and adventurous day, lol. And though it was a lot, it flowed beautifully.] I was even able to lock down deposits on scooters in between all of the hosting throughout the day. Thank you.
Lord, as we start to lose [valued team member] from the team, [valued team member] from the team, and [valued team member] from the media team, please bring me the people and resources to really make a profit in business and streamline the business. Bring me great people, please. I need a solid team that works hard. Let us head toward and into August STRONG.
Before I wrap up this prayer, I would like to ask you to help me build a closer relationship with [community member]. He’s a great person, but I feel he is so standoffish to me and I feel like maybe I unintentionally wrong to him in someway. I’m not sure. I see how he interacts with other community members ([examples], for example, and not inviting me even in front of other people). I’m not sure what I did and maybe it is all in my head, but I don’t think it is. Create opportunities to bring us closer together. As community leaders I think we could both do a lot of good work together.
Thank you LORD. I love you.
Collin
Today’s final thoughts…
“The Lord will never give you more than you can handle.” I believe the intent of this saying is to remind us that IF we lean on God, we will be able to handle anything.
Unfortunately, I have heard stories and have seen people who have faced more than they could handle on their own and it ended in tragedy. If only they had been introduced to their Lord and Savior, Jesus… who they could depend on and who would help them handle anything. (Side Note: I don’t fear much, but one thing I do fear is having someone in my life that never got that introduction to Jesus. Lord, may I radiate your love so that people see you in me and are drawn to YOU through me. Amen.)
Let’s introduce people to Jesus.
I’ve been told in my past that I can seem unapproachable. Someone once said to me:
“Collin, when I first saw you, I thought you were an asshole, but as I got to know you, I realized that wasn’t the case.”
As much as I hated hearing this (and was astonished by it), I’m glad I heard it. It created an awareness that I may not be radiating the joy and love of Jesus that I want to be. The way we carry ourselves is important. With that said, I believe I know why this perception has existed and this may be surprising to some…
I’m more introverted than people realize. When I’m “in the (business) zone” - interacting with customers, on stage speaking, emceeing events, on the microphone podcasting, on camera, etc. - then I’m my most extroverted self. Otherwise, I’m pretty introverted.
If you’ve seen me on stage, on the podcast, etc. and have seen this extroverted character, but then see me being “standoffish” when I don’t have that “business hat” on, it would be easy to perceive me as a jerk if you didn’t really know me. 😔
This helped me realize that the person I was praying about may be experiencing the same thing. My perception of him was flawed. So…
Don’t let perceptions shape your opinions of others before getting to know them.
Also… Don’t be afraid to say hi if you see me in public. I’m a nice person! 😅
As we head into this Christmas season, may God bless you and yours with some beautiful and refreshing days ahead. I love you and appreciate you for taking the time to be a part of my journey.
Collin
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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