Soul Strength: Spiritual Courage For The Battles of Life

Through an exploration of the sixth chapter of Ephesians and the life Joshua, Pam Lau provides a resource for finding strength in God. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about Soul Strength , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Laura rated it liked it Aug 21, Rob McFarren rated it liked it Sep 09, King of Glory Lutheran Church added it Jul 13, Erica marked it as to-read Aug 03, April marked it as to-read Mar 21, Roger Ingvoldstad marked it as to-read Sep 01, This includes even times of suffering for the testimony of Christ.

Thus the Apostle Peter points out that many were suffering for Christ due to the devil and his followers. Therefore, he warns his readers to expect the same thing and urges them:. Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering. And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and established you 1 Pet.

A notable example of such Christian courage in the early church is found in reports concerning the second century Bishop of Smyrna, Polycarp. In the persecution of the church in the mid second century Polycarp was apprehended for his faith and led into the stadium at Smyrna before a howling mob and the Roman proconsul. The source of his courage is not difficult to find.

It is happening still. We are not to think it strange that these trials come upon us—they are the mark of our faithfulness to our Lord. The ability to endure such trials comes from the strength that God can and does supply to faithful believers. The Apostle Paul could testify that he commonly experienced times of suffering for which he was in himself insufficient to bear. Yet he welcomed all that happened—even those trials. Moreover, Paul had a personal infirmity, which despite his pleas God was strengthening him to bear by faith.

In addition, he faced many kinds of attacks against him in his ministry for Christ cf.

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Because the strength he possessed had its source in God, he could go on to face and difficulty or hardship:. So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing. Paul no longer relied on his own strength but on the strength of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, who lived in him and worked through him see Gal 2: In earlier days I had the pleasure of knowing quite well the Rev. Gil Dodds, the famous world class runner. His proven ability is evidenced in a long list of his achievements.

Among the many that could be mentioned are: Gil went on to become an ordained minister, where his racing achievements made him known as the Flying Parson. A humble man, in personal witness to me he told me that his life verse was indeed Philippians 4: Our confidence must be in Christ and not ourselves. Standard translations render the Greek verb in the active voice e.

Grace is given by God in Christ Jesus and is therefore received by being united to him through faith. Indeed, it was that grace that had empowered Paul in his ministry for Christ 1 Cor. Paul likewise often encouraged believers in the churches in which he ministered to avail themselves of that same source of strength. In doing so he informed them of certain spiritual tools that were available to them for living the Christ-filled life vv.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in his strength alone; the arm of flesh will fail you—ye dare not trust your own; put on the Gospel armor, each piece put on with prayer; where duty calls, or danger, be never wanting there. Although Paul is admonishing and encouraging Ephesian believers to appropriate the spiritual realities in order to have strength to withstand all evil forces, nonetheless they are also quite necessary for living out and experiencing the joys of the Christian life in all its fullness.

We saw that Moses praised the Lord not only for the strength that he had displayed in delivering his people Israel from Egypt, but in the strength that he had given him personally. It was a strength that brought Moses into a living, personal relationship with God Exod. Thus the Scriptures reveal that personal spiritual strength comes from God 1 Chron.

At times scriptural passages concerning strength express a challenge to draw on that God-given strength with complete trust and courage. He will not fail or abandon you! He subsequently issued a similar challenge to Joshua, his divinely chosen successor vv. It was a challenge that God himself would later reinforce in speaking directly to Joshua Josh. David issued such a challenge to Solomon in turning over the kingdom to him 1 Kings 2: The important issue is this: It involves a life of genuine faith, which is accompanied by many non-physical aspects of strength.

Faith is informed Rom Strength is courage Josh 1: Such spir i tual strength is evidenced as well in a life of holiness and faithfulness to the Lord as well as a genuine concern for others. Where such strength is found, there is evidence of divinely endowed wisdom 1 Kings 3: Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here; …….

Yet, it is also true for all believers, even as Paul urged believers throughout the churches to which he ministered e. Do we wish to have a fruitful and enjoyable life? It comes from a basic all-consuming passion for the Lord that both senses his abiding presence and lets that presence guide all that he is and does. A complete dependence on the Lord for spiritual strength and its effect in our lives can be further obtained by spending much time in prayer.

For me, they hindered what I was processing from the Joshua passages, rather than enhanced.

They were also disruptive to the flow of Ms. I understood how she tied them in, but I don't think many of my students would. So, for that reason, I won't be leading this book and why I couldn't give it 5 stars. This book was just excellent in addressing these issues and being a road map to bring women together.

I highly recommend this book. As leader of women's Bible studies I am often looking for studies that would work for large groups as well as smaller ones. Soul Strength would be great for either. It is evident that the author's desire is to draw you into scripture and open your heart as the questions cause you to look inside yourself and see where you've relied on your own strength and where you NEED to rely on God's.

This is not just a topical study for the wounded but a study that reminds us of the strength and power we are left here on earth with through the mighty power of Jesus Christ! This study brings to life the story of Joshua and his use of God's armor and how we can apply this today!

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My interest in reading the book was to more readily understand Pam's perspective on the Armor of God; its usefulness in equipping me as a believer and intercessor and some of what God intended when He gave us such a wonderful gift. I have enjoyed it very much.

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This is a gentle, yet profound reminder that we do not go through life on our own strength. That we need God and His strength. Using Biblical examples and insights gained before us, it is a comforting, yet personally challenging study. I went through this study on my own, yet it is designed so fabulously for a group to interact and have accountability in their personal journey.