Quotes about Strength

Expect to see the God of ages fight for you. He is near, as near as your next breath.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength." Mark 12:30

Difficult days demand decisions of faith.

The genius of Jesus' example is that the burden of bridge building falls on the strong

Belief happens when we place our confidence in God. It is a decision to lean entirely upon the strength of a living and loving Savior.

Yet he never gave up. Bitterness never staked its claim. Anger never metastasized into hatred. His heart never hardened; his resolve never vanished. He not only survived; he thrived.

Life pulls us down.

The star Betelgeuse has a diameter of 100 million miles, which is larger than the earth's orbit around the sun.4 Why the immensity? Why such vast, unmeasured, unexplored, "unused" space? So that you and I, freshly stunned, could be stirred by this resolve: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Phil. 4:13 NKJV).

The way to deal with discouragement? The cure for disappointment? Go back and read the story of God. Read it again and again. Be reminded that you aren't the first person to cry. And you aren't the first person to be helped. Read the story, and remember—the story is yours!

It may seem that the calamity sucked your life out to sea, but it hasn't. You still have your destiny.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isa. 43:2)1

Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.