Quotes about Strength

When your life is on course with its purpose, you are your most powerful

When you have nothing to be ashamed of, when you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

You are not your circumstances, you are your possibilities

What I know for sure is that there is no strength without challenge, adversity, resistance, and often pain.

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

What I know for sure is that the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can't avoid the daily tremors. They come with being alive. But I believe these experiences are gifts that force us to step to the right or left in search of a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Let them help you adjust your footing.

During difficult times I often turn to a gospel song called "Stand." In it, songwriter Donnie McClurkin sings, "What do you do when you've done all you can, and it seems like it's never enough? What do you give when you've given your all, and it seems like you can't make it through?" The answer lies in McClurkin's simple refrain: "You just stand.

If you have faith, even if it's as little as a mustard seed, you can move mountains.

Everything that happened to you can be used to strengthen you, if you allow it, if you're open to it.

Power to destroy, they also have the power to heal.

My highest achievement: never shutting down my heart. Even in my darkest moments—through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies and betrayals—I remained faithful, hopeful, and willing to see the best in people, regardless of whether they were showing me their worst. I continued to believe that no matter how hard the climb, there is always a way to let in a sliver of light to illuminate the path forward.

I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer you've been searching for comes into focus. And as you walk into what you fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.