Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Sometimes the people who appear to be the strongest may not be very strong at all. Strength doesn’t only come physically. We may be very strong and able to lift a lot of weight, but that is only one type of strength.
There is a strength that will rock our world if we get a hold of it. It’s called obedience.
Obedience is a type of strength that is very often overlooked.
Lifting large amounts of weight can be done simply by training for it and reaching a goal. But, walking in obedience requires constant discipline, listening and surrendering. That is strength!
If we can listen to Someone when we are feeling like doing the opposite, and take what they are saying and do it, when everything else in us is saying no, that takes strength.
When we endeavor to be obedient, we are fighting the hardest thing in life to fight; our will. If our will had muscles and we could see them, it would look like a champion bodybuilder. Our will is HUGE!
That’s right. Our will will be the hardest thing in life to fight and gain victory over.
We can’t give in to it. Rather, we need to listen to what God is telling us to do over what our will is saying.
We are strong in Him. And let me tell you that is pretty strong!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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