Quotes about Strength

Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it.

God seldom calls us for an easier life, but always calls us to know more of him and drink more deeply of His sustaining grace.

Did you wake up feeling fragile? Read the bible till you find a promise strong enough to carry you through the day.

Christians in the West are weakened by wimpy worldviews. And wimpy worldviews make wimpy Christians.

The one thing God is doing in all of redemptive history is to show forth his mercy in such a way that the greatest number of people will throughout eternity delight in him with all their heart, strength, and mind.

We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war.

As we grow older and our bodies weaken, we must learn from the Puritan pastor Richard Baxter (who died in 1691) to redouble our efforts to find strength from spiritual joy, not natural supplies.

When you bow down your head to pray Let the first thing that you say Be a lowly word and meek: "I admit that I am weak.

God and his word are the reality we need -- the Rock under our feet.

The fight for joy in Christ is not a fight to soften the cushion of Western comforts. It is a fight for strength to live a life of self-sacrificing love.

If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

But not only does the pursuit of joy in God give strength to endure; it is the key to breaking the power of sin on our way to heaven.