Quotes about Strength

genuine strength arises only in a condition of vulnerability. The flagrant display and self-serving use of power are an admission of deep incapacity.

The way to overcome the impossible has always been the same. Don't fear the giants. The Lord is with you always. Just believe and fight! You already have the victory.

The central Jewish confession of faith is the Shema: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:4—5).

I often see it in people who have attained what the monastic tradition terms "detachment," an ability to live at peace with the reality of whatever happens. Such people do not have a closed-off air, nor a boastful demeanor. In them, it is clear, their wounds have opened the way to compassion for others. And compassion is the strength and soul of a religion.

When we appropriate God's great enablers-His grace and His peace-we can achieve gentleness and calmness even during hard times.

Faith is not faith until it is tested!

Through a diligent study of God's Word, under the guidance of His Spirit, you'll drop a strong anchor that will hold in the storms of life. You will know your God. And when you know your God, not only will you be strong, but you will do great exploits for Him (Daniel 11:32).

If you destroy the foundations of anything, the structure will collapse. If you want to destroy any building, you are guaranteed early success if you destroy the foundations.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.