45 Bible Verses About Strength To Help You In Hard Times
January 2023
Alberta Vadnais
I love finding ways to feel God in my day, whether I’m going to work or cooking dinner. I make sure I’m connected to Him by listening to Bible stories, sermons, praying, and singing praise songs. All the apps I test are introduced into my everyday life so that I can feel their usability on a daily basis.
Every person has been faced with challenges they felt like they didn’t have enough strength by themselves to handle. Be it a loss, heartbreak, a broken relationship, financial crisis, sickness, or pain, there are times when you feel overwhelmed and can’t seem to find the ability to see past these issues.
When such times come, God’s Word is a great place to turn to for hope. The verses contained in its pages relating to having courage, fill you with faith until you can say “the joy of the Lord is my strength”. It helps you see God’s hand working in Your life, even in the midst of your affliction.
If you or anyone you know is going through a hard time, here are some Bible quotes about strength to help you find comfort, peace, and the courage you need to face those obstacles in the promises of God.
Bible Verses About Strength
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
“But they who wait for 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.”
“The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him”
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.”
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
“Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!”
“Wait for the LORD ; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD”
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”
“For the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.”
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?”
“GOD, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
He makes me tread on my high places.”
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!”
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
“Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
“And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
“But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.”
“Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.”
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
“But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.”
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
“For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?”
“For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them.”
“for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control”
“And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
“Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.”
“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”
“May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!”
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
“I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Final Thoughts
Meditating on these bible verses about strength is how you find comfort and power to help you in the face of great need.
It is God’s desire that His word brings us encouragement in our time of despair.
Also, it is always Satan’s aim to take advantage of every turbulent time in your life to make you feel utterly weak, powerless, and alone.
Meditating on these scriptures of strength is how you fight his attacks on your mind and walk in victory over him. God is with you, so you are more than a conqueror.
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