Facing the Giant of FearSýnishorn

# By God’s grace you can too! ## ‘Out of weakness were made strong.’ Hebrews 11:34 NKJV Listen: ‘Time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle’ (Hebrews 11:32-34 NKJV). Who were these people? People like Samson who was morally weak; like Samuel who failed at parenting; like Jephthah, a social outcast born to an unwed mother. Notice the words ‘out of weakness were made strong.’ They didn’t start out strong – they became strong! Their courage was forged in the fires of adversity. And if they can do it, by God’s grace you can too! For reasons God never explains, He chooses to work through ordinary people like us. So He: a) places us in situations that unlock our compassion and creativity; b) connects us with those who can open the right door at just the right moment; and c) makes us a ‘solution’ wherever we go. Does that mean you won’t encounter fear? No, many of the world’s greatest accomplishments were made by people who just decided to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’. They knew that opportunity and security were strangers. They understood that if it didn’t require faith, it neither pleased God nor involved Him! The truth is you’ll never discover what your life can amount to until you put it into God’s hands! Prayer Point: Lord, thank You that when I am weak, I can be strong in You. Your power shows up best in weak people. Thank You that You often choose those who are of little account in the world’s eyes to receive Your amazing grace. Help me not to disqualify myself when You have qualified me to be part of Your family and to accomplish things for You.