You are strong!

Blake will soon be five and is as strong as an ox. He is on pace to be the largest and strongest guy in our family, which isn't saying much but still. He can do some amazingly strong things for such a young boy. He can push some rather heavy objects, lift things that I probably couldn't lift until I was fifteen, and, no, we don't let him overdo or run the risk of hurting himself. I am just saying he is physically strong.

That's a good point though. Being physically strong can often cause us to try to lift more than we should, or to try to do something that we shouldn't. But, because we are physically strong, we often feel as if we can do anything. We should also feel that way spiritually...

Today's word is Joel 3:10, KJV, which reads, "Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears; let the weak say, 'I am strong'."

When we rely on GOD to provide us the strength we need to overcome obstacles and to accomplish His will, we will find that we are always stronger than we ever thought we were, or could be. It is when we are trying to accomplish things in our own strength, or trying to overcome obstacles on our own that we find our strength insufficient and quickly waning. With GOD providing us strength, though, we should feel as if we can do anything.

When satan puts an obstacle before us, let's remember that GOD is providing us the strength to overcome. When life is hitting us from all sides and there seems to be no relief in sight, let's remember that GOD will provide us the strength to endure. Because, you see, with GOD, you are strong!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T