"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
When we think about God as our strength, we think of the incident between David and Goliath. The only reason that David could defeat Goliath was because of the strength of God. We cannot win the battle for life over Satan without God. This is not a "do it yourself" project. We cannot overcome sin without the strength of God. This is why we fail in life often because we do not lean on the strength of God in moments of weakness. I can think of examples in my life of times when my strength was not enough to overcome Satan. I imagine that you can recount times in your life when your strength failed because you depended on your own strength. We might have strong will power, but that is not enough in our battle against Satan. We have to depend on God's strength or we will fail. I remember when I was in my late teens, I was in situations that I needed the strength of God. But I did not depend on Him and I failed. I can remember times in my life now when I will fail if I do not lean on the strength of God. Whatever moral battles you are facing today, you will need the strength of God. I repeat: "THIS IS NOT A DO IT YOURSELF PROJECT." If David had depended on his own strength when he faced Goliath he would have surely failed. There were no stones large enough or heavy enough to defeat Goliath. David was but a youth and Goliath was a battle-proven huge man in the Philistine army. If we had been present that day, we would have probably thought that David had lost his mind. But David was not depending on human strength, he was depending on the strength of God. David's elder brother Eliab tried to discourage him from facing Goliath. David's reply was: "The Lord that delivered me out of the the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistlne, and Saul said unto Davld: 'Go, and the Lord be with you.'" The rest is history. You are not likely to face men who are nine feet tall, but you will face temptations that are as strong as a giant. You will need the strength of God to overcome them. Believe me, I know this from experience. When you face the "Goliath's" of your life, you will need the strength of Almighty God. Those giants will be beyond your strength, instead, you will need the strength of God. You might be struggling with huge temptations today. Go to God in prayer and depend on His strength to deliver you. Believe me, this preacher knows whence he speaks/writes. Enough said/written! Bro. Joe stre \as depending on the strength of God. Who wants to depend depemd d dp th tho we j Goliath wi were n faced fai LL all project
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