Can I trade in the weakness? Man, I need an exchange. Been ripped off, so is there some help for us in the USA? Sure, in the Lord. When you are at your least but depending on the Lord, then God will be at his most through you.

You remember how Paul did -- yes, you can see this in the Bible and God is no respecter of persons. Especially when it comes to making His kids strong. He doesn’t play faves with certain people. 

Have you been worried about your own weaknesses -- seems like we all have some? 

Well, be encouraged in the word and will of God. The Bible, God’s written word says that your strength is perfected in your weakness as you look to Him! Check it out today and unpack this interesting paradox. This powerful truth means a whole lot for believers in every Land in their everyday life. 

You can enjoy a sound and muscular faith in a meaningful relationship with the living Christ! 

1. What does the Bible say about strength? How can I experience and remain strong in the power of God?

2. What does it mean to be strong in the Lord in Ephesians 6:10?

3. What if you were raised as a Hindu -- why should I consider becoming a Christian?

4. What does the Bible say about how much power Christians possess?

5. Who really was Samson in the Bible?

6. Samson was a he man with a she weakness. What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?

7. What was the reason behind weak Peter’s denial of Jesus? Did Peter stay weak spiritually? 

8. What does it mean that Christ is in us? How is Christ being in us any different from the Holy Spirit being in us?

9. What does it mean that God’s grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9)?

10. How can we rely on the power of God? Why is daily walking in the Spirit and relying on the power of God so important?

11. What can we learn from the tribe of Joseph?

12. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the post-tribulational view of the rapture (posttribulationism)?

13. What does God mean when He says, “Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6)?

14. What does the Bible say about fatigue?

15. Why can’t I cease being weak and stop sinning? Please help, Lord!

16. What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God?

17. What is the paschal mystery?

18. What does it mean to be weak and then become theocentric?

“According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies; to the islands He will repay recompense. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.”

You Indeed Can Find Strength Through Weakness!

“God looked and saw evil looming on the horizon—
   so much evil and no sign of Justice.
He couldn’t believe what he saw:
   not a soul around to correct this awful situation.
So he did it himself, took on the work of Salvation,
   fueled by his own Righteousness.
He dressed in Righteousness, put it on like a suit of armor,
   with Salvation on his head like a helmet,
Put on Judgment like an overcoat,
   and threw a cloak of Passion across his shoulders.
He’ll make everyone pay for what they’ve done:
   fury for his foes, just deserts for his enemies.
   Even the far-off islands will get paid off in full.“ Isaiah 59:15-19 msg

Only a third of the angels rebelled and got kicked out.. and are now demons. There is a real devil and devils, but they are on a leach for a time before they get their trip to the lake with the asbestos water skis so to speak (hear audio on this). Are you feelin’ weak while under attack? Be encouraged in the word. 

“Teach me the glory of my cross; teach me the value of my thorn. Show me that I have climbed to Thee by the path of pain. Show me that my tears have made my rainbows.” ~  George Matheson

“Therefore I take pleasure in being without strength, in insults, in being pinched, in being chased about, in being cooped up in a corner for Christ’s sake; for when I am without strength, then am I dynamite.” ~ Paul

“..for when I am weak, then I am strong.” NLT 

“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” ESV

“Divine all-sufficiency, to come to the end of everything in ourselves and in our circumstances. When we reach this place, we will stop asking for sympathy because of our hard situation or bad treatment, for we will recognize these things as the very conditions of our blessing, and we will turn from them to God and find in them a claim upon Him.” ~ A.B. Simpson

God didn’t want Paul to get the big head over some divine visions given to him, so God actually allowed Paul a thorn in his life. “..when I am weak, then am I strong.” KJV (What was the thorn? I don’t know the details, but it was a messenger of Satan to buffet -- or beat up Paul)

“My God, I have never thanked You for my thorn. I have thanked You a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensated for my cross, but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the value of my thorn.” ~ George Matheson

"Grace taught my soul to pray,
Grace made my eyes o'erflow,
'Tis grace that kept me to this day
And will not let me go."

Grace: You know that everything happens for a reason.

Bruce: That I don't need. That is a cliche. That is not helpful to me.A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush.I have no bird, I have no bush.God has taken my bird and my bush.

Grace: So, God is picking on you, is that what you're saying?

Bruce: No, He's ignoring me completely.He's far too busy giving Evan everything he wants.

God is a mean kid sitting on an anthill with a magnifying glass, and I'm the ant.He could fix my life in 5 minutes if he wanted to, but he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm! ~Bruce Nolan

“Everything that happens to you is for your own good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship toward the port.  If lightning and thunder comes, it clears the atmosphere and promotes your soul’s health. You gain by loss, you grow healthy in sickness, you live by dying, and you are made rich in loses. (Have you suffered a few losses in life?) Could you ask for a better promise? It is better that all things should work for my good than all things should be as I would wish to have them. All things might work for my pleasure and yet might all work my ruin. If all things do not always please me, they will always benefit me. This is the best promise of this life.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon #emph.mine

The Bible says, "And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers." Romans 8:28-29 amp 

Yes, You Indeed Can Find Strength Through Weakness.. In Jesus! As you are today, come to.....or come back to Christ now. 

Photos by Alora GriffithsThanks.And Karsten Winegeart and 

Alec Favale

Perhaps..just perhaps we still have some days before us. Maybe we have a little time left to count the cost before we lay it all down -- a good thing to do. Too many presumptuous people feel that they have gobs of years, months, yes many years to do whatever they feel. They might, or might not. Look around, look up. Look around, look up.

“For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake..” Philippians 1:29 

In this sin-cursed fallen world here ..that’s unlike it was created and intended to be.. I’m not really sure that anyone can avoid some suffering. Life here can be pretty rough on people. Has it gone remarkably touch on you? Sorry about that -- I hate that. What’s cool is that there is Someone who can thoroughly comfort you to the very core of your being. Do you in Jesus’ name pause, ponder and pray for your hurting loved ones who have been ripped off in, or hit and run over by life? Sometimes it’s hard to talk even a little bit about the painful, awkward, or even embarrassing things, but God can handle any of it. 

Does your life feel empty, lonely, fearful? Has your life been barren, boring or dry? He knows a whole lot about desert regions.. inside people.. and in this world. You can still firsthand personally know his healing rain, his springs of refreshing, his powerful raging rivers of living water to bless others. 

Have you failed, been rejected, or burned? Still have some hope inside? I hope so. Do you ever just talk to talk about how hard it is to talk with him. He gets it.. totally understands and loves you gobs! Do you feel that he has anything good in store, any open door or good plan for you in the near or far off future? Do you feel unworthy for any of his blessings? He is so much better than even his best blessings and can address all that. I pray that you can honestly pray..and today receive his healing grace. 

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.“ Isaiah 43:19

Perhaps we still have some days before us. Maybe we have some time to count the cost -- a good thing to do. Believe. Doubt your doubts. Come just as you are... or come back to him as you are. Turn, trust, repent where needed. Arms are open wide. 

Close can be real good, if it’s tight with the Lord and his growing people, rather than too much time spent with bad company which only corrupts good morals. 

Come closer, yes walk close. Become strong and stronger on every level. Healthy spiritually. Growth is connected with him and brutal candor, yes and ongoing tender honesty. It's always, Always, A L W A Y S a good idea to pause and pray..or even pray when drivin’ down the road (eyes open please) especially when you feel worried, challenged, hopeless, ticked or frustrated.

God wants humble humans--He loves us! Wants us believers honest--longs to bless, to use and to make us stronger in Christ!

"The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation." Exodus 15:2.

We need to get back to well, to bright, to strong and to on-fire, a no-spiritual-compromise kinda Christianity--the way that Christ proclaimed it, the way the early church lived it, and the way the Bible teaches it. 

I challenge you.. to daily "appropriate strength and His vic" by faith. Be filled and aflame. Fight ..for? Well.. fight from the Cross' victory. Reflect, shine! 

I say, with transparency share your weaknesses upwards, and your strengths downward, leader. And be careful here, this could easily be misapplied. Hide zero. Too many televangelists have turned greedy ext and done that hiding of junk only to get exposed by God later on. 

Heard it said, “Let your scriptural repentance (cuz you know there are worthless religious-fake-types of that too).. be as widely known as your sin.”

When you repent..when you admit it and quit it, God can give you a second chance and make you spiritually strong in Christ. When you are regenerated in your human spirit by the Holy Spirit, forgiveness and strength are SO there for you! He is faithful when we are not. BTW No one gains entrance into God's holy Kingdom without that happening. 

We so often tend to think of our strengths as inherently part of our identity, like it's who I made me be. Like it's who I am. As if! Strengths are basically our value-add; our so called competitive edge as they say. But gifts connote free grace given. 

You know how a gift really does not originate with any of us peeps here. It’s something we receive from God (due to His work on the Cross) and then they're wisely steward for His glory. 

Since God is strong and victorious--always has been. He has given us gifts to use. But He’s not really obliged to always put us in places where we can use them fully. 

In fact, God sometimes puts us in situations and positions where we struggle a bit and feel weak for the very reason that He receives particular glory by showing His Strength through our weakness(es).

How come? God sees and wants pure humble humans representing Him. Loves us--wants to bless and make us strong! “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27). Why? “So that no human being might boast in the presence of God” 1 Corinthians 1:29.

The Apostle Paul said, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong” 2 Corinthians 12:9–10.

So this is Paul’s strength-finders theory: our weaknesses are when Christ’s power--our true strength--is most clearly on display. Therefore we ought to boast in and be content with weaknesses. What God really wants is for us to be “strong in the Lord” Ephesians 6:10. Not merely strong in ourselves. 

Are you currently strong? Have you recently been swept off your feet by somethin'? It is a good time to get on your knees. Comfort from God can soon arrive. Ask in faith!

God answers the prayers of His leaders and of His people. He easily can turn the radical, the uber-strange, the hopeless situations around.. and does that when His people go to Him in prayer. See 1 John 5:14. 

God answers the prayers of His people because He really loves His people ..and delights to do that.

Never forget that. It will motivate you to seek the Lord more when you recall. There is no question that we need humble anointed preachin', prayin', walkin', talkin', reapin' and teachin' that's strong.

But wait, there's more as the salesmen like to say. There is a need for strong anointed listening too. Faith and learning can come from hearin' the Word. See Acts 17:11. 

God says, "Be strong and steadfast; have no fear or dread of them, for it is the Lord, your God, who marches with you.." Deuteronomy 31:6. Facebook.com/shareJesus

You can be spiritually well and live vibrantly. Be strong. You can daily enjoy victory in the Lord!

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People live either strong or weak, each must decide.