{"id":6982,"date":"2026-03-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6982"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:20:24","slug":"god-is-my-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6982","title":{"rendered":"God Is My Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6983\" width=\"184\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-600x867.jpg 600w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-1320x1908.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/God-Is-My-Strength.1-churchartpro-scaled.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I will rejoice today because God is my strength. God knows that I am weak and my strength is not sufficient to handle challenges the world hurls my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a way, this weakness is something that can draw all of us closer to God and help us put our trust in Him (Psalm 73:28). This is why Paul could say that when he was weak, he was actually strong (2 Corinthians 2:10). God\u2019s strength is made perfect or manifested through our weaknesses and God\u2019s presence in our lives (2 Corinthians 10:9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why connection to God is vital for our survival. Sometimes God\u2019s presence will recharge our spiritual batteries immediately. At other times, God gives us just enough stamina to keep moving slowly forward, taking little steps towards what needs to be accomplished. Which way God chooses to strengthen us is up to Him. He knows what is best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My flesh and my heart are weak and can fail, but God\u2019s strength is limitless and cannot fail (Psalm 73:26). So I\u2019m rejoicing today because God is the strength of my life.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cThe Lord is the strength of my life\u2026\u201d ~Psalm 27:1<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026 I will rejoice today because God is my strength. God knows that I am weak and my strength is not sufficient to handle challenges the world hurls my way. In a way, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6982\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6984,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6982\/revisions\/6984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}