Is All Adversity Bearable with God?

We are all very familiar with the promise in 1 Cor 10:13 that God "will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear" (NIV).

We usually understand this like Eugene Peterson's 'The Message' puts it:

"God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it."

I think we, and Peterson, interpret the verse incorrectly.

Here's some ideas to consider:
The greek word used means 'temptation' or 'test': http://concordance.biblos.com/peirasmo_.htm

The root word is 'peirazo', which means (according to http://strongsnumbers.com/greek/3986.htm):

"a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity -- temptation"

In Short, WHAT PAUL SAYS:

God does not overwhelm us with unbearable adversity, temptation, the death of our children, etc. WHEN HIS PURPOSE IN TESTING US is to 'prove out' our faith.

WHAT PAUL DOES NOT SAY:

"All evil/adversity/etc. that befalls us is part of God's will, design, and purpose for us, and it is all for the purpose of testing and building our faith, and through all of it God will provide a way out and the strength to bear it".

We LIKE the verse to mean what Paul does not say. Even Eugene Peterson wants it to say that.

But I believe Paul's objective is to assure us of God's goodness and his character in the tests and temptations that he WILLS (causes or preferentially allows) to come our way.

Paul does NOT say that all S&!T that dumps on us is from God and/or is what God REALLY wants to happen to us...and he does NOT say that all S&!T is bearable and for our benefit.

SO IN SHORT: we can trust that if God puts us to the test, it is for our benefit.

We also are afforded the right--by this verse, at least--to trust that evil which befalls us and DOES crush us beyond what we can bear is NOT from God and does not speak one ounce about his goodness, his love for us, and his character.

Sin, death, and corruption have real, powerful, and gratuitous effects. God is in the business of redemption, for sure, but to make pollyanna claims that we are ordained to have supernatural Atlas-like world-bearing strength underneath every single possible imaginable (and even unimaginable) burden of adversity that drops upon us is NOT supported by this verse.

Such pollyannaism certainly does not seem to be supported by human experience, and, I would wager, is not really supported by other Biblical texts when carefully read.

However, I am not a professional exegete or theologian, so please feel free to present evidence to the contrary. It is much better to stand corrected than to fall in ignorance.