How do you see yourself do you see yourself as strong or weak capable or incapable
Do you believe that your past has to always affect your future
Do you believe that God loves you do you believe today that you're special
maybe all your life you've been treated like the tail end of everything maybe you had siblings
and it seemed to you like your mom and dad always preferred all the other kids over you
maybe you had difficulty learning in school and you always were
got the worst grades maybe you were always the last one that was picked for the sports team when
you're playing sports in school maybe you've been rejected maybe you've been
abused maybe you've been abandoned but let me tell you something you are special
and God has a plan for your life and there's nothing that you've been through that you cannot
recover from because you are stronger than you think you are you are capable of amazing things
but if you don't think you are then you will let challenges defeat you when you feel overwhelmed
like the pressure is too much it's because you're stronger than you think you haven't discovered all
that's in you you'll never know how strong you really are until you face pressure that you've
never faced it may seem unbearable but the fact that God allowed it means that you can handle it
you can look back at times where you didn't think you could go on the pressure seemed unbearable
but somehow it didn't defeat you you had the strength to get up another day you kept going
when you didn't feel like you had anything left why didn't it break you because you were stronger
than you thought God designed you to handle that pressure he wouldn't have allowed you to get in it
if he hadn't already put in you what you needed to handle it you will always be able to bear whatever
comes your way if we stay strong spiritually than really no matter what comes against us
we will make it through it doesn't mean it's going to be easy that doesn't mean there's going to
be no pain involved but truly truly we can do all things through Christ who is our strength
You may think how can I raise these children take care of my elderly parents at the same time
how can I make it through this treatment how can I overcome this anxiety when you are weak
he is strong God has not brought you this far to leave you he's not going to let you stay
overwhelmed you may feel that way at times but that is not how your story ends you're going to
feel a strength that pushes you forward a power to do what you couldn't do before whatever you need
to do whatever you're facing right now and some of you are going through some really difficult things
whatever it is that you're facing right now I want to tell you you can do it
you have got what it takes come on you have got what it takes
I said you can do it you have got what it takes come on we got to get rid of
this weak wimpy pitiful pathetic it's too much for me kind of attitude God is on your
side you are more than a conqueror you are a warrior you have authority over the enemy
and I'm telling you that you can do whatever you need to do through Christ who is your strength
there's something that nobody can do for you but you and that's refuse to give up
God can't do that for you your pastor can't do that for you your friends can't do that for you
only you can find that place in you that says I'm not quitting and I'm not giving up
Quit looking at all the things you can't do have a new perspective I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me this obstacle may be big but I can overcome it this trouble is taking longer than
I thought but I can outlast it this situation feels overwhelming but I can handle it I've
been designed for it I'm strong I'm anointed I'm equipped don't have a weak mentality you weren't
created to fall apart when pressure comes you are stronger than you think you are more favored than
you think you are more anointed than you think the enemy wants us to think that we're weak
that we can't do it it's too much for us it's overwhelming it's too hard but the truth is
is that if you think strong you'll be strong and if you think weak you're going to be weak
I can do whatever I need to do through Christ who is my strength and I am stronger than I think I am
I think all of us to be honest can do a lot more than the devil would
like to have us think that we can do and the truth is is if you think you can't you can't
and if you think you can you can God has put so much ability in us I don't think any one of
you has any idea how much ability that you have I mean God given God ordained ability on the inside
of you and once again I know that some of you are hurting so bad right now and maybe your pain has
been so bad you even just feel really confused and you know what if you can't seem to grasp anything
that I'm saying today other than this I want you to remember that you are stronger than you
think you are and you can do whatever you need to do because you know what Jesus is in you he's for
you he's with you he said I'll never leave you nor forsake you believe that you can and you'll
be able to when you're weak you need to say I am strong when you feel overwhelmed you need to say
I can do all things through Christ when you feel intimidated you need to say I am a mighty hero
when the pressure feels too much you need to say I am well able I can handle it when you
start seeing yourself as strong empowered well able you won't be overwhelmed you'll discover
strength that you didn't know you had he is our strength he doesn't just give us strength he is
our strength and the minute that you have any sign of difficulty even before you have difficulty
every day pray early God give me the strength today to deal with whatever I need to deal with
because I believe that I can do all things through Christ who is my strength and I like
what the amplified bible says about that scripture it says I'm ready for anything
I'm equal to anything through him who infuses inner strength into me let's be the kind of
people that are ready for anything we don't even know what it is yet but we're ready for whatever
comes our way and we already know we're going to have the victory before we ever have the problem
You want to make God proud stand strong be courageous think like a champion
talk like an overcomer praise when you could be complaining declare victory when
all you see is defeat expect favor when it seems impossible God has awesome things in your future