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Strength

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.”

Isaiah 40:31

On the mornings you feel you simply cannot, He is the strength you can lean your whole weight upon. Come weak, that is exactly where He meets you.

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Strength

When I Have Nothing Left

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“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”2 Corinthians 12:9

Lord, I have come to the end of my own strength, and I am strangely glad to find You still here.

I cannot carry this another step on my own, so I lay it down at Your feet. Be the strength in my weakness today, the steel in my spine, the calm in my chest.

Lift my head. Steady my hands. Remind me that the same God who holds up the morning is holding on to me. I will wait on You, and in Your time, I will rise. Amen.

Strength isn’t the absence of weakness, it’s leaning your weakness on the Lord.

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