Wisdom Word Wednesday ~ Renew Strength

Happy Hump Day everybody!! Today is officially the last Wednesday of September. The next time you read a Wisdom Wednesday Post will be in October!! Crazy.....right?!? I mean can someone please slow down the time!! I'm just not ready!!



**Sigh.** Okay, now that I have taken the time to exhale, let's move on. How many times can you recall feeling so weak and helpless in a situation? As for me, I think I have lost count. When going through difficult times, some of us may tend to look for other resources (whether it's a person, food, or other outlets) to provide us with strength to get us through tough times.



Of course, when we know very well our truest and only source for our strength is God. With that being said, we should be wise enough to allow God to renew our strength. Renew means to spring up, to change, to grow up, and to go forward. God renews our strength to be better and stronger than what we were before our situation. You won't stay down or defeated. He's going to to spring you up. You are going to change from old to new. You are going to grow from a lesson learned. Then from there, you are not going to look back, but press forward and fulfill the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.



Here's the bottom line. When God renews your strength, He will lift you up from the deepest pit, give you wings like an eagle to soar above your situation, the ability to run, and the authority to walk inside the enemy's camp (without an ounce of fear or even the desire to faint under pressure) and take back every single thing that the devil has stolen from you. 


(Can I get a HALLELUJAH!?!)



So,if at any time you may feel like you are too weak to go on, just call upon our almighty God in the name of Jesus.

Tuesday's Prayer ~ Weariness

To my dearest Heavenly Father,


I thank you beyond measure for your grace, love, mercy, and peace. There are many times where I have been so very weary and heavy laden in my spirit to the point where I just want to give up. But, You, oh Lord, always find a way through Your word a message, or even a song to remind me that my trial will only last but for a moment.




And I just have to wait on You to turn my mess into a message and in due time I will reap a harvest and faint not. Heavenly Father, I admit that it gets hard sometimes to wait. However, I remember what you said in Isaiah 40:13, "Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."




I stand and believe in Your word, which will not return void. Thank you in the name of Jesus for giving me the strength, the endurance, and the mind to wait. I give you all the praise and glory in the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

Manic Monday ~ 14 Blessings From Waiting on God

Welcome to Manic Monday!! I hope and pray that everyone had a great weekend; And is ready to begin another week. This week's themed scripture is Isaiah 40:31. It says, "But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." Amen to that!! 

 In a post from another one of our scripture themed week, we explored the word WAIT. If you would like to read that post, click HERE.  Moving right along. Let's define WAIT again. Shall we? :)
        wait ~ [hebrew word:qavah; #6960] - to wait for, expect, hope, the idea of waiting hopefully



Waiting is not an opportunity for you to become discourage or doubt in God's word and His abilities to do far above what we can ever imagine or think. Instead, this is an opportunity to grow in godliness, to become strong in the Lord, to believe in the name of Jesus that you have the victory, to srengthen your faith walk, to draw closer to God. In addition to that, the Lord will bless those who wait on Him.


Speaking of being bless, according to The Dake Bible, there are 14 BLESSINGS from waiting on God. There are as follow.....

1. Salvation - (Genesis 49:18; Psalm 62:1)
2. Daily Necessities - (Psalm 104:27-28; Psalm 145:14-15)
3. Instruction - (Psalm 25:4-5; Psalm 106:13)
4. Answers to Prayer - (Psalm 25:21; Psalm 40:1-3)
5. Courage (Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:24)
6. Protection and Help - (Psalm 33:18-22)
7. Inheritance - (Psalm 37:7-9)
8. Hope - (Psalm 130:5-6)
10. Renewed Strength - (Isaiah 40:31)
11. Blessings - (Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 64:4)
12. Boldness - (Isaiah 49:23)
13. Goodness to God - (Lamentations 3:25)
14. Holy Spirit Power - (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8)

After reading this list, please fully understand that your waiting is not a waste of time nor is it in vain. In the midst of your waiting, "give God thanks, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. And be steadfast, immovable always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor (YOUR WAITING) are not in vain," (1 Corinthians 15:58, with emphasis added mine).

Sunday Scripture Reading ~ Isaiah 40:31

Welcome to Sunday Scripture Reading!! We are in the last week of September!! Wow!! Can you believe it?? I don't think I can. Be that as it may, the show must go on. Our themed scripture this week and today's Scripture Reading is Isaiah 40:31.



"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."


This scripture is a redemptive promise from God. Isaiah 40:29-30 says, "He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,". This lets me know that even the strongest and the most powerful people may faint as well as grow weary and fall. However, there is a "but." If you wait on God, He promises to do four things.

1. Renew your strength
2. Mount up wings like eagles
3. Run and not be weary
4. Walk and not faint

God does not want us to give up or breakdown, when things seem like there are not going right. He wants to redeem, renew, and restore us in the name of Jesus and by the power of Holy Spirit. If you are in need of strength from God, If you feel weary in your spirit, or if you are in need of a change, join me this week as we dig a little deeper in His word.



  Other Bible Translations for Isaiah 40:31
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint. (nlt)


But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.  (niv)



But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don’t get tired,
they walk and don’t lag behind. (msg)



But those who trust in the Lord for help
will find their strength renewed.
They will rise on wings like eagles;
they will run and not get weary;
they will walk and not grow weak. (gnt)



But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. (amp)