to renew your strength I would like to highlight just four simple truths one
make God the source of your strength not people not someone else
don't wait for somebody to input strength into you don't wait for someone
to change things in your life so then you feel better don't wait for or once I
get a house I'll be good inside once I'll get married
I'll feel good inside once I get a car I will be strengthened on inside that
means that you're putting your strengths in somebody else's hands make God the
source of your strength in Philippians it says I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me David says of God he says the Lord is my strength and
my song Israel call their God by this name their strength of Jacob God wants
to be your strength not your marriage not your family not your breakthrough
not your finance it's not your good looks not someone else but God being
your strength God spoke to Paul and he says Paul my grace is enough and it's
made perfect in your weakness what that means if your spouse don't
want to serve God don't depend on your spouse to serve God strengthen yourself
in God if your children may be misbehaving don't let that take you
where your strength may god your strength that's number one number two
how to regain and renew your strength and that is wait upon the Lord in
worship in prayer in his presence it says in Isaiah those who wait upon the
Lord will renew their strength wait upon the Lord the same way a waiter
waits on his customers in the restaurant they bring food to the
customers bring God worship and just wait
he will reset your strength on the inside he will reset something in you
and you will come out the situation will be different your attitude will be
situation will be the same your attitude will be different wait upon God let them
reset you on the inside let him restore your strength let me restore your joy
let him restore your peace let him renew you number three the third way to renew
your strength is to pray in tongues pray in the Holy Spirit in Jude is says
praying in the Holy Spirit by the by that we build our most holy faith in
Corinthians it says that we encourage ourselves when we pray in tongues when
we feel depleted when we feel discouraged when we feel empty one of
the best antidotes one of the best weapons you have to strengthen yourself
in God is to open up your mouth and pray in tongues you may say but I don't feel
it that's the thing is you don't have to feel it it's the spiritual thing and
spiritual things that just get activated by your choices and when you pray in
tongues 10 minutes 15 minutes and atmosphere in your room will shift and an
atmosphere in your spirit will shift and the situation might be the same but you
will walk out different he will be like Moses walking down the Mount and your
face is shining you will be like Jacob who wrestled with God all night and then
he's facing the same Esau except now he's seeing the face of God in Esau so
why because when you renew your strength something shifts
in the spirit realm you are on your way to recovery when you renew your strength
my god oh Jesus the fourth way to renew your strength is speak to your soul
don't live in your soul
the way you renew your strength is when you remain in the presence of God you
speak in tongues you say God you are my strength you are my source and then you
have to speak to your soul don't live in your soul David speaks in Psalm 103
verse 1 it says bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His Holy
Name in verse 2 he says bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all of his
benefits David is talking to his soul and he's getting his soul a lesson he
says remember he forgives all of your iniquities soul remember he heals all
of your diseases soul remember he redeems your life from destruction he
crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies soul remember he
satisfies you with good food he renews your life like the Eagles in the other
song David speaks to his soul and he says soul why are you discouraged why
are you down today remember I will yet praise God I will trust in God soul
get up see most of us with spiritual people who
live in the soul we don't live in the soul we live in a spirit we speak to our
soul so if your soul is not feeling good in the morning during the day listen
give your soul some coffee keep your soul some good food give your soul some
promises and tell your soul everything is gonna be okay
tell your soul praise God because he's gonna see me through till your soul the
God is the source of my strength speak to your soul don't let your soul speak
to you you speak to it calm your soul down and say God has got this God is in
control I don't know how we gonna pay the bills I don't know what's gonna
happen tomorrow but my God will supply all of my needs according to his riches
and your glory so Soul bless the Lord so bless the Lord and don't forget don't
forget what you did before don't forget what God did before Soul
speak to your soul that's how you renew your strength I don't know exactly what
David did to strengthen himself in the Lord he probably talked to himself he
waited on God what I do know is something shifted he went from crying
those being strong and then the scripture says this and
David inquired of the Lord David didn't ask God for instruction
until he received from God inspiration David did not ask God to speak to him
until he made God his strength I want to highlight that very importantly God will
not give instruction to those who have not trusted him as their inspiration God
will not speak to those who have not made him their strength
my proof for that in the same time David is asking God to speak to him and
God is speaking back to David Saul King Saul at the same time is in the other
territory facing Philistines and King Saul did not lose his family
King Saul did not lose all of his possessions King Saul is facing a threat
and the scripture says and Saul enquired of the Lord and God said nothing
you know why because God doesn't want us to come to him for instruction first he
wants us to come to him for inspiration first he only speaks to those who trust
in him to make him their strength Saul never went to God and say God I'm hungry
I'm empty I'm scared could you help me God
could you strengthen me the Bible says Saul was so weak that
after the witch doctor spoke to him he collapsed physically Saul was emotionally
drained and instead of coming to God and strengthened himself in God and then
asking God to speak he just came to God I said God give me direction but God
says nothing maybe you're asking God what do I do next and you're not hearing
God I would like to give you a word right now don't ask God to speak until
you have made him your strength God speaks to those who made him their
strength Elijah was so depressed they didn't want to live God didn't give him
any instructions until he fed Elijah he made him sleep he restored Elijah and
then he gave him a still small voice and then God gave Elijah this is what you do
this is what you do this is what you do even to the great prophet God didn't
give instruction until he came inspiration don't say God what do I do
next first let God strengthen you let God
renew you let God prosper you in your soul before he prospers you in your
relationships in your finances and in your family because sometimes God won't
speak because God says you don't need instruction you need strength even Jesus
did not hear the leading of the Holy Spirit until the Bible says Jesus was
filled with Holy Spirit and then the Spirit led him
the Holy Spirit will not lead if Holy Spirit doesn't fill father will not
speak if you don't come to him first and not for directions not for destiny but
still Lord renew me lift me up put my feet upon the rock when my heart is
overwhelmed I will come to you strengthen me God I pray that you will
prosper and be good health as your soul prospers
John said even in John chapter 15 it says that the branch in me that doesn't
bear fruit Jesus doesn't come and say bear fruit
Jesus comes to a branch that doesn't bear fruit and the Bible says he lifts
it up so that it will bear fruit in other words God is saying when you're
down you don't need directions you need peace when you're empty on the inside
you don't need to break through first you need a spiritual blessing to repair
you on the inside and then God says I will give you instruction because you
became my inspiration I became your source of strength and the Bible says
David inquired of the Lord and guess what God did he spoke to him I believe a
soul that is strengthened is the soul God speaks to and when God speaks is so
beautiful a sense of clarity comes the situation is the same a sense of
direction you have a laser focus when God speaks but if God doesn't speak
remain in his presence until you can say that about yourself that David said
about himself and David strengthened himself in the Lord and then David came
as a God gave me directions he didn't come to God broke and busted grieving
distress they say God what do I do it came to God and say God help me I'm not
doing good I'm not doing good I don't know why this is happening I can't blame
you I can't blame myself but God helped me I'm not gonna make it like this and
when God prepared him he came out like a lion laser-focus strength came through
him his man was still discouraged and he said now guys let's ask God what would
he have us do and God spoke clearly he didn't speak to Saul he spoke to David I
believe because Saul never sought God as his strength David made God his strength
and therefore God spoke to him I just want to encourage you right now may God
your strength and God will speak and when he speaks answers will happen