Be Strong

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!  - Psalm 31:24

Everyone experiences weakness, whether it be physical or emotional. There’s something about weakness that makes us pay attention to our human frailty. Consequently, the last thing we want to hear is someone telling us to “be strong”. Think about it - if we could be strong we would, right?

When we are weak physically, rest is the obvious solution. Even when we would rather push through, our bodies will let us know who’s in charge. I believe the same applies spiritually. By the way, when I say spiritually, I mean our inner world of consciousness. That’s a very general definition, but I think it works for now.

Spiritual strength comes alive when we are most weak. That may seem backwards, but that’s how it works. Our weakness is the stage from which God‘s strength can be displayed in our lives. God‘s strength is perfected in our weakness. To be strong, then, is not the ability to somehow muster up inner resolve or flex muscle. It is not the skill to act like everything is OK, when everything is not OK. To be spiritually strong is to rely on someone else’s strength - God.

So yes, be strong...The strength is His anyway.