Quotes about Strength

God gave the Israelites the Promised Land but told them they'd have to take what was theirs in fierce battle. Why? Probably one reason was so they'd develop the strength to keep it once they conquered it.

In every situation take the shield of faith … and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word. Ephesians 6:16—17

Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places? Jeremiah 21:13

What you must trust in these moments is that anything God breaks down is intended to build you up.

Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5

vowed never to let it go. I may have a junkyard of broken vows somewhere but, to the glory of God, that one is not in the heap. While strengthening my grip on the Sword of the Spirit, God began wedging the Shield of Faith in my other hand so that I'd learn to use them the way He intended: in tandem. Mind you, I thought I had plenty of faith. After

Can you think of any need you have that would require more strength than god exercised to raise the dead?

If we keep fighting our own inner battles. We'll never have the strength to stand up and fight our true enemy.

God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25

I think we build resilience to prepare for whatever adversity we'll face. And we all face some adversity - we're all living some form of Option B.

We need to build resilience together, rooted in religion, rooted in schools, rooted in our health care institutions.

Father Fernando did every thing in his power to assist the sick; and although he arrived much reduced in flesh, he did not become ill, and is now well.