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Inner Strength
The Source of Our Strength
What is this thing called inner strength? I hear so much about it in the news, the media, movies and books. What is the essence of inner strength? Where do I go to learn about it? How can I cultivate it in my life?
I am afraid that I am lacking in this noble quality. I know I am a coward. I know that my fears overtake me at times and I feel small, helpless and insecure. The world is a scary place after all. Just watch the news for a few hours ( or maybe just a few minutes of CNN will do). There are very real dangers out there. Sometimes, I feel like all the world is dark and scary, menacing and forbidding. Predators lurking around every corner. Disasters just waiting to happen. Death just a brief moment away.
I don’t like feeling this way. I don’t like being a coward at heart. So, how am I to deal with it and make a change? Over the past several years I have tried to boost my “inner strength” quotient by reading books by authors who have faced the problem of fear and been able to overcome or at least deal with their problem successfully. I know the only true place to find a cure for fear lies in the pages of scripture however. It is in God’s word that I can find the inner strength I long for and I can claim the power to overcome fear and anxiety.
God has said that He has given us a spirit of power not of fear or timidity (2 Tim 1:7 NIV). He promises to be with us even when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. (Psalm 23:4 NIV). He commands us to “fear not” numerous times throughout His word. These are the truths that we must cling to in order to overcome fear and to have the “inner strength” that we desire.
Inner strength is truly the indwelling of the ultimate strength of God. It is His strength living within us. Giving us courage when we feel so small and all alone. It is God that gives the strength freely and without reservation. It is I that must claim the strength and not forget in moments of weakness to pray for it. It can truly change our lives.
In giving up my fear, I can claim some amazing blessings. Peace, joy, happiness, and yes...inner strength....from God. The giver of all good things.
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