"I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength."
-Philippians 4: 13

Strength

Isn't it amazing how exhausting life can be? Whether you are working, going to school, maintaining a home, serving your church, etc... there are days that can be just plain frustrating or tiring. Thank God that we have a Lord who loves us in good times and rough times. He is there for you to give you strength. When those exhausting or frustrating times come, find your strength in the Lord and they don't seem so bad! "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41: 10) Exhausting and frustrating times are a part of life but praise the Lord that our strength will be renewed through Him. What can we do with the strength God provides? Everything! "I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4: 13) So don't hold back! Live life to the fullest!

Once you realize that the Lord is the source of your strength then use that strength to bring honor to Him. In a passage from 1st Peter, the apostle Peter writes about living your life for God. "If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen." (1st Peter 4: 11) Living your life for God is our calling. Using the strength the Lord provides you to bring glory and honor to Him. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." (Deuteronomy 6: 5) In fact God's first commandment to us (the 10 Commandments) calls on us to love Him with all our strength. God is faithful. Live your life for Him and He will be your strength!

I pray that all is well with you. Please let me know if you have any prayer concerns or praises. Have a good week and remember to smile :), the Lord loves you!

In Christ,

Shan D. Hartsough

"The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God and I will praise him, my father's God and I will exalt him."
-Exodus 15: 2

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