The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days. (Deuteronomy 33:25)

This is one of my absolute favorite Bible verses.  I daily cling to this promise in the Word.  I love that it says my strength will equal my days.  There is a saying that goes around that says, “God will not give you more than you can handle.”  But I’m not really fond of this saying.  Often we have a different view than God on how much we can handle.

I know there have been many times in my life where I thought I was at the end of my rope and surely God wouldn’t give me one more thing to deal with.  But that’s not how God works.  He wants us to use us in our weakest place so we can advance His greatest strength.  He wants us to be in total dependence on Him and rely on His strength to pull us through daily.

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