Day 14--God makes you strong.

“I lost a friend that was really close to me. This actually brought me close to God because I found that in my time of sadness and confusion God could comfort and help me make sense of it all. Leaning on Him helped and still helps me have the strength to deal with my friends’ death and other obstacles that I face.” –Olivia V.

Have you ever had a really, really, really bad cold?  So bad that you could not imagine ever feeling better?  But then your mom gave you some medicine and slowly you started to improve.  Life throws stuff like that at us all the time.  Some things are so hard that we can’t imagine ever getting through them.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

When something difficult happens to you, you have two choices.  Run toward God or run away.  Running toward God means leaning on Him to help you understand, help you overcome, help you be stronger.  With a single hand, God takes your sadness, fear and worry and turns it into strength and hope. 

Are you running away from God for any reason today?  Is there something going on in your life that you need His strength for?  God is your God.  Pray those things over to Him right now.  Choose to be strong in Him.