Strength

So what makes us strong? Many think muscles. Money comes to mind. A well equipped military perhaps. Status due to popularity, position, awards, respect, fear.... But is this really strength?

Most people wait to grow up, get some of the things mentioned already so they will feel strong or successful. None of these have much to do with humanity or who we are inside when we are all alone. Strength must come first from personal substance before the world around us can be overcome. Get it the other way around, circumstances will drive us from perceived power to desolate weakness.

Even those who proclaim they are strong because of God needs to be careful to define what they mean. Is the god in a box of our making? Or the infinite mystery that the word God implies. 

If a person's potential is great and unknown, then how is it possible to define God and assume our definition is all there is? To rest in our narrow understanding of someone and force the world to follow, would be condescending to a human being let alone the super being the the concept of God entails. Strength is about discovering the mystery of who I am and then who God is, even if you conclude we are all alone in the Universe.

Oh... He gives me
Strength to make it, Strength to take it
I've got the strength to know that
Everything will work out fine
Strength to suffer, Strength to conquer
I've got the strength to know the blessings
Of the Lord are mine
Oh...be strong in the Lord in the power of
His might
Know in your heart every battle He will
Fight
Oh...
My strength
(Strength in my darkest hour)
(He is my strong tower)
(Strength to know you're coming soon)
(I know your strength can be renewed)
Be strong, you be strong
I was strengthened in my spirit when
He spoke to me
No more fear, I have peace
Who the Son sets free, I know clearly is
Free indeed
Oh...
My strength
(Wait on Him, He's coming soon)
(I know your strength can be renewed)
(Strengthen my spirit, my inner man)
(He upholdeth me with His hand)
Oh... He gives me strength
(I can win a soul) I can do it
(I can reach my goal) I can do that, too
(I can keep the victory) I can do it
(For the oil of God's on me) I can do that, too
(If He tells me to wait) I can do it
(I've got the strength to obey) I can do that, too
(I can do it, yeah) I can do it