Hope And Finding Strength

2nd Corinthians 12:7-10--- there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

An incredibly important question we can ask about finding strength is, "How can I be strong when I am weak?" The answer to finding strength when you are weak is not to find strength from yourself but from God. You find strength when you are weak because you truly believe God is working within you, and because you trust Him to give you the necessary power to get the job done…even when you are at your weakest. Our strength when we are weak comes from hope in God. When you trust or hope in God, you get something extra, like an extra amount of spiritual fuel, out of every circumstance. Too often people look for strength, hope, and help from outside themselves. Too often people consider strength, hope, and help from outside themselves to be the hope and help to save them from trouble. However, we find God and find His strength, hope, and help within us rather than from outside of us.