You are powerful. You are strong. You are an overcomer. These are not just nice thoughts to post on your bathroom mirror, they are promises from God himself.

"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power..." - 2 Timothy 1:7

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong, and very courageous..." - Joshua 1:9

"[...] in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." - Romans 8:37

In this episode we are looking at God's promise that he will give us power when we humble ourselves under his mighty right hand.

In life, we seek to achieve victories, to rise up and conquer challenges. Sometimes we are up to the challenge; other times we are not. When we face failure and we lose power and we cannot find a way through difficulty, what options do we have to persevere?

Some people just give up. They say, "this is too hard, and I am not enough to conquer this."

Some people will say, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This is a much better attitude, but in the face of endless challenges, it is sure to fail at some point.

The only way for us to consistently conquer trials is to humble ourselves before God, admit our shortcomings, and allow "the power of Christ to rest upon [us], for [his] power is made perfect in weakness." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

Power is something we all want, and really something we all need. We need it to be courageous, to overcome sin, to perform acts of kindness and acts of faith. When we don't have it we can feel, well, powerless. But with God, you are never without power. In your weak moments, you can surrender your weakness to God and he will grant you the power you need to continue in the fight.

"But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may lift you up in due time." 1 Peter 5:6-7

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