Quotes About Strength

Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. JOSHUA 1:9

every troubled time and every troubled person.

from Egypt: "You

Prayer is the only way to maintain a constant state of dependence on God.

When unprepared people think they're strong enough to resist any intimidation they may face, they're at great risk for abysmal failure. Pride in one's own strength cannot take the place of spiritual preparation. Discipleship is crucial to our ultimate destiny, but its cost is total commitment. Jesus warned against failing to count this cost before committing (Luke 14:25-33).

Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that. Don't be one of them. Nobody has to live like that. Prayer is the key to unlocking God's prevailing power in your life.

Quite often the Lord uses the adversity in our lives as a lens through which He can be seen! In the process of it all, He is developing our character so that we can be worthy reflectors of His glory. Paul teaches us that character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trials and suffering can the soul be strengthened.

David Jeremiah

For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. —1 JOHN 5:4, NIV

Helplessness is the real secret and the impelling power of prayer . . . For it is only when we are helpless that we open our hearts to Jesus and let Him help us in our distress, according to His grace and mercy. —O. H. Hallesby

Set a clear focus in your life , and fear will be crowded out. The more you fix your eyes on God's purpose for you, the more you will overcome your fear.

When you find yourself in need of courage, remember that it is your faith, not your spine, that needs strengthening! And your faith will be strengthened when you read the Bible, the only book with proven credibility to give you the courage to heal your disconnections and face your future with hope and confidence.

Unless there is within us that which is above us, we will soon yield to that which is around us.

When you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you, you possess a resource that can give you abundant life through the longest siege of the enemy. The enemy can camp at your doorstep for an indefinite period of time and it won't matter to you. The Holy Spirit is your indwelling source of

When we are asked to do something that inconveniences us, we are to take on a servant's attitude. Servanthood takes great strength, much greater strength than demanding our own way. And it is that strength which will cause people to notice something different in our lives (Mathew 5:41).

James teaches us that we can be victors instead of victims, if we will mentally prepare ourselves by: 1. celebrating the reason behind our trials; 2. calculating the results of our trials; 3. calling on God's resources in our trials; 4. considering our reactions to our trials; 5. contemplating the reward of our trials.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Eph. 6:11)

God's is real power clothed in apparent powerlessness; Evil's is apparent power which is really powerlessness.

Out of the suffering of God's people have come some of the greatest triumphs. When circumstances look darkest, God has the opportunity to shine the brightest.

Lord, help me to focus on Your will for my life so I won't be distracted, destroyed, discouraged, disappointed, or defeated.

Instead of getting what he wanted, he got what he needed—a deeper vision of God's grace and strength in his life.

the reality is posttraumatic growth happens more than posttraumatic stress.

I know you're drowning. You'll keep sinking for a while, but there will come a point when you'll hit bottom. Then you'll have a decision to make. Do you stay there or push off and start to rise again?

The greatness of man lies in the decision to be stronger than his condition.