Elohei Ma’uzzi -God of My Strength!

Day 16.

Elohei Ma’uzzi -God of my strength!

When I am weak He makes me strong. I find strength in His word. His love and affections towards me help me to realize His presence in the earth when He's raising up people to take care of me -not in a literal sense, but take care of me in a way that causes doors to open on my behalf.

I can remember a time when I wanted to give up on everything. I was so overwhelmed with life and my circumstances at the time, I wanted to throw everything away. I just wanted to pack up, get in the car, and drive to another state. I wanted a new life with new people where nobody knew me. Sometimes I still feel this way (partially because I get bored with repetition and I like to do different things). However, at that particular time I was just fed up with my life. I felt weak! My relationships were crumbling (family, friendships, and intimate relationships), I could no longer afford my apartment or continuing my education, I put every extra dime I had into my business and it was not producing any fruit. I was paying my tithes and sowing faith based seeds, but nothing was happening quick enough. I went into a very dark place and I did not ever want to come out. I felt as though I had failed at life. I felt like I was weak because I wasn't strong enough or smart enough to do things to prevent all this from happening to me. I was playing the role of the victim.

It wasn't until I sat in church one Sunday morning and I realized that I was not weak. I had come too far from where I started to ever be able to say I was weak. I realized my life is a testament of strength. I realized that I had nothing and yet I had everything I desired to have at that point in my life because I was strong. Prior to me getting my own place for the first time ever in my life at the age of 23, I was at a really low place mentally. I felt betrayed by my loved ones. I was hurting and no one offered to help me. I remembered how much I trusted God and I had the faith to leave my living situation at that particular time and step out on faith to receive what God had in store for me. I cried every night but I proclaimed that I was strong and I could do this, I would get through it.

I found an apartment after 3 weeks of sleeping on my cousins sofa, I got a job that same week. My mom paid for my deposit and first months rent. After being suspended from the university, God made a way to get me back in. When everyone doubted me, God gave me the strength to fight and prove them all wrong. I enrolled in cosmetology school and I was living. On my own. For the first time ever, I knew what it was like to be totally independent; it was hard!

Remembering what God had already brought me through I understand that if He did it before, He will do it again. I understand that if I depend on my own strength alone I will most likely fail or give up, but God is my source. He supplies all my resources. He is the God of my strength!

Today I encourage you to thank God for being your strength. Think of all the times you were at your weakest moments and He gave you the strength to keep pushing.

Elohei Ma’uzzi, the God of my strength!

“God is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and sets him free.”

‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭22:33‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Love,

ChelCy

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