Be Strong. Sometimes during our race of life we may feel like we can’t go on anymore. Usually we feel that way toward the end of the race, when we are tired and almost ready to give up. But it is precisely in those moments that God asks us to look up and ask Him for help. He is there for us to give us the extra grace, one last ounce of strength, just enough for us to finish our race. Today, I want to share with you a devotional from my book that gives us encouragement. Enjoy and be strong!
We Are to Be Strong
# 145
Psalm 18:32 (NLT)
God arms me with strength; he has made my way safe.
Most of us think of strength as being physical only. But we need to have emotional and spiritual strength as well to be successful in life. It doesn’t matter how physically strong a person is. If they are not strong in the other areas, they are not going to make it through the storms of life.
We draw our strength in all areas from God. All we have to do is seek Him above all things and ask Him for strength. The more time we spend alone with the Lord, the stronger our relationship with Him is and the stronger we become.
The most important area to be strong is our spirit because it drives the other two areas of physical and emotional strength. When we are spiritually strong, we know our purpose in life, we have a strong faith, and we don’t give up the daily fight as easily.
In the workplace, now more than ever, we must be strong working women. We must be strong to stand our ground and fight for what we believe. We must be strong to be able to meet all the demands of our jobs. We must be strong to make the right decisions on a daily basis, and then stand by the decisions we make.
Knowing and appropriating the Word of God and His promises gives us strength. The Bible gives us several scriptures that encourage us to be strong such as: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13 KJV); “If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans 8:31 NLT); “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:37 KJV).