Quotes about Strength

Your Shepherd didn't just say you're going to the valley. He said you are going through the valley. In other words - you are going to make it.

Dear Lord, when storms come—in the skies, in the people around me, or in my heart—help me to remember that You are right there with me and that You are bigger than any storm!

the footprints of two of my own Goliaths: control and approval.

God was very creative with plants and their seeds. But there's one kind of seed He wants you to spread: the seed of kindness. Being kind means more than just smiling and being nice. It takes courage to be kind to that kid everybody else picks on or that person who's different from you. And it takes strength to be kind when you're tired or when others aren't so kind to you. But when you plant a seed of kindness, it grows . . . and spreads!

Day after day I sat with the truth of Psalm 23, letting it burrow its way into my soul. From 1 Peter 5:8, I knew that a major tactic of the Devil was to prowl around my life. So maybe I couldn't stop the Devil from prowling around my table, but in Jesus' name I definitely did have the choice whether I allowed the Enemy to sit down.

The LORD will fight for you. —EXODUS 14:14 NIV

That giant has fallen, my friends. God is able. He is always able. Our invitation is to set him before us always. To not take our eyes off him. With faith we can say our hearts are glad, and our tongues rejoice, and our bodies will rest secure.

A good mind possesses a kingdom.

A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, 'I don't care how hard this is, I don't care how disappointed I am, I'm not going to let this get the best of me. I'm moving on with my life.

No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. He sees your determination. And when you do everything you can do, that's when God will step in and do what you can't do.