Mar 18 2008
Strength
I was sitting in church listening to that week’s “Slice of Life” speaker, Sarah, as she was talking about the pain of overcoming a serious motorbike accident that resulted in a major leg surgery. She couldn’t do most things she used to be able to do and nine months later is finally starting to return to some activity.
One of the sentences she said in her brief talk stuck out to me. She said:
I have learned to walk not by my own strength, but by the power of the Holy Spirit.
That’s so simple, yet such a powerful statement at the same time. For the first few surgeries, I certainly tried to walk by my own strength and will. However, I finally learned that I could not do it myself. I needed Him to prop me up when the pain got bad and even when things started clicking during physical therapy. It can still be a daily struggle to rely fully on the strength of the Lord Almighty, but I try. Because if God is for me, than who could possibly be against me? It’s a great feeling to be confident and reliant on God’s strength and love.