Use All of Your Strength

“He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless” (Isaiah 40:29, NLT).

A father watched out the kitchen window as his 7 year old son played in the backyard sandbox. He watched him moving several large rocks out of the way so he’d have more room to enjoy his space. There was one very big rock that was giving his little boy a great deal of trouble. He watched his son move the rock to the edge of the sandbox, but each time it looked like he would be able to move the rock over the side of the sandbox; the rock would fall back in and frustrate his son. The last time it fell, it pinched one of his little fingers.

The father walked out to his tearful son and asked him what was wrong. His son told him all about the heavy rock in the sandbox. The father asked, “Why didn’t you use all the strength you had?”

The little boy replied, “I did dad, I did.”

The father responded, “No son, my strength belongs to you as well, and you didn’t ask your dad.” And with that the father reached down and together he and his son removed the rock from the sandbox.

Do you have rocks in your sandbox today? Are there big problems that you’ve been trying to remove from the space of your life? Have you exhausted your strength? Allow me to encourage you today to use all of your strength! Your Father’s strength belongs to use as well, and often we must reach the end of our own power before we can recognize the supernatural power and strength that we possess but too often neglect. God stands ready to insert His power into your situation and circumstance, but you must be willing to invite Him.

Pray with Me:

Father, I have been trying to remove some big obstacles from my life and I admit that I’m struggling. Today I realize that what seems big to me is but a speck to you. Therefore, I invite you into the sandbox of my life and ask you to exercise your power and strength and on my behalf. Thank you for loving me enough to move in my circumstances and for doing so just now. I trust you, love you, and praise you for taking care of these mattes for me. Amen.