God Never Gives Us More Than We Can Handle - Is This True?
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager, the host tackles a sensitive topic that's often used to comfort those suffering: "God never gives us more than we can handle." Dennis challenges this phrase, questioning its accuracy and its potential to be hurtful. He delves into the New Testament verse that's often cited, discussing how it's been misquoted and misunderstood. With callers sharing their perspectives, including a truck driver who offers a refreshingly honest view, Dennis explores the complexities of faith, suffering, and the role of God in our lives.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of timeless wisdom. |
| 0:03.3 | I'd like to challenge you with one today, which may be upsetting to some of you. |
| 0:06.7 | I don't mean to upset you, but I don't want people walking around with ideas that are so contrary to what I think is obviously true that it will ultimately hurt their religion and hurts religion. |
| 0:20.8 | See, when religious people come out with ideas that an irrational, non-religious person, |
| 0:25.4 | hears and says, but that's just not so. |
| 0:28.6 | It doesn't help religion. |
| 0:29.9 | So I'm going to challenge you with one that I have been told by many of you, |
| 0:34.5 | both on air and, of course, I hear privately, God never gives us more than |
| 0:40.7 | we can handle. |
| 0:42.2 | That's coming up on timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:45.5 | And it starts right now. |
| 0:47.6 | We live in a time where the moment you question the narrative, you're told to stop thinking |
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| 1:18.3 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
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| 1:29.1 | Go to Dennis Prager.com. |
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