God is our strength.
”Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might”. – Ephesians 6:10.
When you say, “I can manage this problem by myself,” God says, “Okay, you do it then.” But when you say, “Help me, Lord! I need you. I cannot do this on my own,” God says, “Good, I have been waiting for you to say that. You cannot, but I can. Now, watch me!” That is how God is, He loves it when you depend on Him. You see, when you think that you are strong and don’t need God, He cannot help you. But when you need Him and look to Him, He will not leave you weak and helpless. He comes and becomes the strength of your life. He becomes the breakthrough that you need.
A man wanted to quit from smoking habit, he came to a counselor one day and said, “Please pray that God will help me. I want to stop my smoking habit.” The counselor told him simply, “You cannot, but God can.” He replied, “Yes, I know that I can’t. But with God’s help, I will discipline myself and try my best to quit the habit.” The counselor told him, “No, you cannot, but God can.” The counselor repeated this to him a few times until he realized that it was not his self-discipline or willpower that would help him overcome his smoking habit, but the power of God. He finally understood that true deliverance from this destructive habit would not come by his own strength, but by “being strong in the Lord and in the power of His might”. A few weeks later, he said, “Sir, since that day, I didn’t even try to stop myself from smoking. But each time I lit up, I told God, ‘I cannot, but you can.’ Then one day, the craving was gone! I has completely delivered from my bondage to nicotine!” This man experienced true deliverance, not just an outward form of discipline and willpower.
