It is not uncommon in human experience to run up against things that are bigger than we are, that we simply cannot overcome in our own strength. It may be a lust that threatens to consume us, an addiction that repeatedly overcomes us, a resentment that is growing inside us, or a sorrow that seems to paralyze us. It is also not uncommon to try to grit our teeth, hunch our backs, and seek to make it through by shear determination. We tell ourselves we can overcome if we just try hard enough Well that is not what being a good Christian means. Let these words encourage you today that you can do all things through Christ, not yourself.
I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me ~~Philippians 4:13
Yet here is the mighty apostle Paul admitting that his strength does not come from himself, or from his…
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