#capacity

Paul said that God would "not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able..." An illustration of the word "able" is the line that is drawn on the side of a ship.

As the ship is loaded with cargo and sinks into the water, it approaches the point at which the 'Plimsoll' line parallels the water level, indicating that the ship has been loaded to capacity. When the loaded ship sinks to where that line is under water, they know the ship has been overloaded.

We are never tempted beyond our Plimsoll line.

We are never loaded with more temptation or testing than we can bear. God never allows our temptations to go beyond that line. He always provides for us a way of escape.