“Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” (Nehemiah 8:10, NLT)
The burden that God places on us squeezes the grapes in our lives and produces the wine, but most of us see only the wine and not the burden. No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of the God living within the human spirit; it creates an inner invincibility.
If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God’s strength.
(from My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers)
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Oh, so good to get a head clearing blast of Oswald on a Sunday morning. Thank you, Joanne.
And he sure does bring that 🙂 Have a wonderful Sunday, Michele!
Woooo! So powerful!
I’d much rather go with wine than whines. Thanks for the encouragement to keep it positive, Joanne!
I sure loved seeing this!! Thank you for sharing the info so strongly. Bless you!