Trusting God’s Strength, Not Our Own

🌄 Good morning

This morning’s word from Scripture is… 📖

Philippians 4:13.

“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
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Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians while imprisoned in Rome.
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There is a self-help philosophy that says, “If you truly believe in your heart that you can do it❗️, you can accomplish anything.”
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In America, there are even churches that have grown by adopting that philosophy❗️
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But Scripture says… 🤔❓️
“Through the One who strengthens me…”
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The difference is between “believing in your own power” and “believing in God’s power”❗️
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Our convictions and efforts always have limits… 😓
But God has no limits❗️
That is why, when we trust in Jesus and pray 🛐,
God can do things beyond anything we could imagine.
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The point is to trust God and pray❗️
“If we do not pray”… nothing happens.
“Faith” is not simply praying for something that people could probably do and then accomplishing it… 😨

It is praying for something that seems beyond human ability and seeing it accomplished—that is “faith”❗️
After praying in faith,
we need the peace of mind to accept whatever result comes.
That is why we do not lose heart.
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Even if a mountain before you seems impossible to overcome…
nothing is impossible for God❗️

Shalom 😃