The Bible says that if you faint in the day of adversity; then your strength is small (Proverbs 24:10). That scripture is not intended to be an insult to call a person weak, but an indicator to measure our strength or how reliant we are on God.
Life has a way of distracting us from God at times especially when things are going well. The sun is shining, gas-tank is full, and belly is full. What more could we want out of life? The truth is sometimes things going well and always feeling well can be an illusion for strength. It can be an illusion to cause us to forget our need for God.
During those times and seasons, God’s mercy comes and knocks us down. God allows circumstances and trouble to take place in our lives to mature us, strengthen us, and to cause us to have to find our strength and joy again in God.
As believers we know that our strength comes from God. The person who is weak in of themselves, but has the wisdom enough to know to depend on God is the person who is strong (2 Corinthians 12:9[i]).
As believers our strength is not built separate from God. Ephesians 6:10 – 18[ii] specifies how we as believers become strong. If you find that your strength is currently small at the moment. Notice it as a good thing that you have become aware of that, and get your spiritual weight up by following Ephesians 6:10-18. Turn off the R&B in this season, and turn on the worship. Prepare yourself to enter into God’s presence by meditating on him, his word, worship music, and much prayer.
When we get our strength up, trouble and tribulation are no longer a strange thing that has come out of the blue, but we place ourselves in position to hear from God as we come through our situations and to see what those situations are bringing us to. In the end, there will be glory, victory, and strength.
Remember the three Hebrew boys in Daniel who went through the fiery furnace. It wasn’t to destroy them, but it was to build them up. After God delivered them from that situation, their faith and understanding of God was stronger, and not only did they see that God was a strong and mighty deliverer, but the whole land of the Babylonians saw that as well giving glory to God.
So, get your spiritual weight up and allow God to turn your story in to glory.
[i] And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
[ii] 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:10-18
Other Encouraging Scriptures to build our strength when we are weak and faint:
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Luke 18:1
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