*Today, I bring you the debut book for Tamera Lynn Kraft. If you love historical fiction with romance thrown in, you will want to check this out. Also, be sure to leave a comment about something you have gone through to be eligible for the book giveaway.
I’ve heard the saying many times: God never gives us more than we can handle. But that’s only partially true. Here’s the verse it comes from…
“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Cor. 10:13 NKJV)
It says in the verse that God won’t give you a temptation you can’t handle. But trials and difficulties are another matter. He promises we will have difficulties and lots of them. Some of them will be harder than we can handle on our own.
Before I knew this, I used to get mad at God. I didn’t understand why He allowed things to come into my life that were beyond me. Then, I learned this simple truth: There are reasons God gives us more than we can handle.
If He didn’t give us more than we can handle, we wouldn’t know how much we need Him. We wouldn’t be on our knees crying out to the only One who can help us through our difficulties. Jesus Christ is the only One who can speak to the wind and waves in our lives and command them to be still. That’s good news because I get in trouble when I think I can manage without Him.
The other reason is to grow our faith and perseverance. The book of James tells us that trials are a good thing. They strengthen us spiritually. When an athlete trains, he works at stretching his limits so he can get stronger. He puts a little more on himself than he can easily handle.
It’s the same spiritually.
God allows us to stretch ourselves spiritually by putting more on us than we can easily handle so that our faith can grow. When I look over my life, I find there are things I can manage easily now that would have thrown me years ago.
In my novella, Soldier’s Heart, my main character went through things during the Civil War that he couldn’t handle. He came home to his young wife with PTSD (Soldier’s Heart). When he learned to turn to God, it helped him deal with the horrors of war.
So, God will put more on us than we can handle. And that’s good news. I’m giving away a copy of Soldier’s Heart to someone who leaves a comment on something they went through with God’s help.
Here’s the description of Soldier’s Heart…
Noah Andrews, a soldier with the Ohio Seventh Regiment can’t wait to get home now that his three year enlistment is coming to an end. He plans to start a new life with his young wife. Molly was only sixteen when she married her hero husband. She prayed every day for him to return home safe and take over the burden of running a farm.
But the war can’t keep from following Noah home. Can they build a life together when his soldier’s heart comes between them?
Soldier’s Heart is available in e-book from Amazon Kindle
Kobo Reader
Barnes & Noble Nook
It will also be available in paperback in a couple of months.
Bio:
Tamera Lynn Kraft has always loved adventures. She loves to write historical fiction because there are so many stories in history. Soldier’s Heart is her first published fiction work, and she has a Christmas novella coming out December 1st called A Christmas Promise. Tamera has recently celebrated her thirty-fourth anniversary with her loving husband. She has two grown and married children and two grandchildren.
Tamera has been a children’s pastor for over 20 years. She is the leader of a ministry called Revival Fire For Kids where she mentors other children’s leaders, teaches workshops, and is a children’s ministry consultant and children’s evangelist.
She also has curriculum published including Kid Konnection 5: Kids Entering the Presence of God published by Pathway Press. She is a recipient of the 2007 National Children’s Leaders Association Shepherd’s Cup for lifetime achievement in children’s ministry.
You can contact Tamera online at these sites:
Her website: TameraLynnKraft.net
Word Sharpeners blog
Facebook: Tamera Lynn Kraft
Twitter: Tamera Kraft
Thanks, Lynn, for allowing me to guest post and promote my book. I enjoyed it.
So glad I could help out. Sorry there weren’t more comments. But glad I could help out some way. It’s been a long time coming. Praying your book does well. Enjoy the ride! 😀
Lynn,
Thanks for this great post. Yes, God does give us more than we can handle, otherwise, we wouldn’t need Him.
Tamera ,
Congratulations on your new book!
Hey, Samuel! Good point! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. 😀
Thanks, Samuel, for stopping by. It looks like you won the digital copy of Soldier’s Heart. I’ll get it to you later today. Lynn, thanks again for having me on.
That’s really exciting. Thanks, Tamera.