Sometimes talking about the power and strength God gives our lives can actually hurt our souls. There are days or seasons when circumstances seem to drain our spiritual strength and even our faith. Problems in our earthly lives can sometimes cause us to question the value or reality of our spiritual lives. Every Christian has struggles in this world, and often those struggles cause moments of spiritual struggle as well.

It's so important to remember that our feelings don’t change the facts of our faith. Feelings are temporary and change with our circumstances. Our faith is upheld by the reality of the object of our faith, Jehovah God. When we find ourselves in a low moment spiritually, we need to turn toward what we know is true rather than what simply feels true at the time.

The Apostle Paul had more struggles than most, and he was honest about his feelings in many of his letters. He was also honest about his faith in God. Paul knew how to seek God and find strength for his circumstances. He knew that spiritual strength was something received. Spiritual strength is a product of our desire to know God and walk with him through life. 

We are only spiritually strong when we yearn for, pray for, and choose to receive the Lord’s strength into our lives. It is the “strength of his might” that gives guidance to the lost, that provides wisdom for our confusion, that brings comfort and peace to our greatest struggles. The strength of God’s voice speaks spiritual facts into our feelings.

Our spiritual strength results from our relationship with the Lord. It is from that relationship we draw the “strength of his might” into our own lives. 

Yielding to God’s wisdom is spiritual strength. Yielding our feelings to that fact will lead us to be strong in the Lord in the strength of his might.