Strength

Strength comes in many forms!

One of my favorite shows to watch is 'Strongman' competitions. Let's watch Jim carry this elephant across a balance beam on this tricycle without a seat. Who thinks this stuff up? But, undoubtedly, these men are incredibly able-bodied. The feats they perform astound! That is obvious, pure, brute strength!

Strength, though, comes in many facets. There is Rosa Parks strength. There is Nelson Mandela strength. There is Helen Keller strength. There is Kerry Strug strength. There is Aron Ralston strength. There is David strength. And there is the fortitude to face every day strength.

Each of us faces daily struggles. Each of us has that choice to make, every day, whether or not those struggles will win out over us. Today, please know, that the battle lies not in your ability to beat those struggles, but rather in your realizing that you have within you the strength to do ANY thing. You are all those people I just mentioned. You are MORE than that, too. You can stand up to indifference. You can make things change. You can overcome anything that's in your way. You can fight through pain. You can rise above seemingly insurmountable odds. You can do what so many fear doing. You own that power. It is within you.

Strength is in more than your muscles!