Posts with the tag “strength”

When God Holds Back His Strength
by Ministry Support on August 8th, 2026
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9 Strength is usually measured by how quickly something can be resolved. When pressure builds or conflict stretches on, it is natural to wonder why God does not step in and end...  Read More
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The Strength You Didn’t See
by Ministry Support on May 10th, 2026
"Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her." – Proverbs 31:28 There is a kind of strength that never announces itself. It does not post about what it’s carrying. It just carries it. It keeps showing up. Keeps giving. Keeps praying. Keeps holding things together when no one even realizes they’re falling apart. That strength often has a name. And for many of us,...  Read More
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You Don’t Have to Feel Strong to Be Used
by Ministry Support on April 20th, 2026
"Jesus wept." – John 11:35 There are moments when life hits so hard, it takes everything in you just to breathe. The weight of grief, confusion, or heartbreak can leave you feeling too weak to serve, too broken to matter, and too empty to be useful. But if that’s where you find yourself today, you are exactly the kind of person God uses. When Jesus stood at the tomb of Lazarus, He did not put on a...  Read More
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You Were Never Meant to Live on Empty
by Ministry Support on March 27th, 2026
"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet." - John 13:14 Most people burn out not because they’re doing too much, but because they’re doing too much without ever being filled. It’s easy to think the answer is rest or a slower schedule, and while that might help, the deeper issue is that you cannot pour out what you don’t first receive. Jesu...  Read More
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Real Growth Is God-Dependent
by Ministry Support on March 5th, 2026
"...and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God." - Colossians 2:19 It’s easy to assume that spiritual growth is something you have to manufacture through constant effort. More Bible reading. More serving. More discipline. And while those things are good, they are not the source of tr...  Read More
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The Battle is Already Won
by Ministry Support on March 2nd, 2026
"He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him." - Colossians 2:15 You don’t have to wonder who’s going to win. You don’t have to question whether the enemy still has the upper hand. The cross already answered that. Jesus didn’t just forgive your sins. He also stripped the enemy of his power. When He rose from the grave, the victory was sealed. N...  Read More
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Empowered for Every Season
by Ministry Support on February 28th, 2026
"May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy." – Colossians 1:11 Not every season is easy. Some are marked by momentum, clarity, and breakthrough. Others feel slow, quiet, and hard to explain. But no matter what season you find yourself in right now, you are not expected to carry it in your own strength. God has already promised ...  Read More
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Not Problem-Free, But Promise-Filled
by Ministry Support on January 18th, 2026
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." – Romans 8:37 Sometimes we assume that if we are walking in God’s will, life should get easier. We expect the road to smooth out, the setbacks to fade, and the confusion to lift. But the reality is that even the path of destiny comes with pressure. Even those in the center of God’s plan feel pain. That doesn’t mean you...  Read More
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Strength For the Long Haul
by Ministry Support on January 7th, 2026
"May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy." – Colossians 1:11 Life doesn’t always hit you all at once. Sometimes it drains you slowly. It wears on you day by day, conversation by conversation, decision by decision. And eventually you find yourself exhausted, not because of one major moment, but because of the weight of everyth...  Read More
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Grace That Leads You Home
by Ministry Support on December 29th, 2025
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain." - 1 Corinthians 15:10 Grace is not something you meet once and then move on from. It becomes the very thing that keeps you standing, moving, growing, and believing. Paul understood that. His past was messy, his story was complicated, and his weakness was obvious, yet he never tried to hide any of it. Instead, he poi...  Read More
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When Strength Gets in the Way
by Ministry Support on October 17th, 2025
“One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and, seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.” – Exodus 2:11-12 Before Moses led Israel through the Red Sea, before the plagues and the burning bush, he tried to step into his calling with his o...  Read More
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Unafraid
by Ministry Support on September 30th, 2025
"Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6 Following God will take you places that feel uncertain. He may lead you into situations that stretch your faith or require bold action. But over and over again in Scripture, God tells His people the same thing: Do not be afraid. Tha...  Read More
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