Strength Flashcards
Lie: It is important for me to talk loud and not let anyone know that I feel small and weak
truth: In returning to the Lord and resting in him, in quietness and confidence will my strength be found. Isaiah 30: 17 When confronted by my adversary, I need to stand fast standing shoulder to shoulder with other christians with one spirit in one mind and not let anything terrified me. This will cause my adversary’s to realize that they are in trouble but I stand in the salvation of God. Philippines 1: 27, 28 A quiet answer turns away wrath. Proverbs 15:1
lie: If I don’t seem strong, I will be destroyed. So I need to cover up any weakness. I need to hide and deny any disability. I need to strive to be strong.
Truth: When I am weak, then I am strong, for God’s strength is made perfect in my weakness. Much more would I rather then glory in my weakness! Second Corinthian’s 12: 9 Without him I can do nothing, but I am not without him and with him I can endure all things without resorting to sin. Philippians 4:13
Lie: God needs strong people to build his kingdom. I will never be strong, so I guess he will have to use someone else.
Truth: God has chosen the weak and foolish of this world to confound the wise, so I guess I’m a good candidate for being a confounder! If I think that I am the weakest and lowest, good, then I am much more necessary. I Corinthians 1:27, 3:18, 12:22
Lie: I am strong, if I make up my mind to accomplish something, I can make it happen.
Truth: In me, that is in my body there is no good thing. No strength, no wisdom. Romans 7:18 / Without God I can do nothing. John 15:5
Lie: Strong people don’t cry, or mourn, or show feelings of any kind. If I “control” my feelings, then no one can hurt me.
Truth: If the strongest man ever, Jesus, could be wracked with sobs as he felt his friend’s pain, it must be ok to cry. John 11:35 / I am told to weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15 Strength is shown best in being able to hurt very much but not be diminished by it.
Lie: I need to act happy when I feel miserable or people might think that my God is too weak to trust. His reputation depends on me.
Truth: People need to see that I am but a “clay vessel” containing a great treasure–God in me. So that they will realize that the power is of God and not from me. 2 Corinthians 4:7 When Stephen was murdered, the devout men burying him “made great lamentation”
Lie: God loves me just because, so I don’t have to look for purpose and to bear fruit.
Truth: To be of any use, a vine must be attached to the main vine and it must bear fruit. You can’t use the vine for furniture or much of anything. John 15:4-5
