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Recently, my daughter and mother have been working out. Doing simple exercises together due to my mothers’ weakened state following a fall. My mom couldn’t work out on her own. She doesn’t have the strength, the knowledge or
the self-discipline. She needs her granddaughter to inspire her, as inspiration means breathe life into. My mother needs my daughter to breathe life into her. My mother may not be strong enough to do simple physical therapy exercises but she can depend on my daughter’s strength to uphold her. She needs her granddaughter to show her what exercises to do. My mom is now so grateful to her. Her hope has been renewed that she will gain strength in her body.
Eventually, we will all have to face circumstances like this in our lives.
When we find ourselves weak in spirit and feel like we can’t go on anymore, we can put our hope in God. He will renew our strength. We don’t need to do it alone. God is with us. He is encouraging us and loving us.
We need the strength of others to help us bear some of the burden. The Old Testament declared, “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” (Eccl.4:12).
After sharing the Scripture, use at least three of the questions below with your group:
• What does strength look like? Is it only physical? • When was a time you called on God to give you strength?• How were you encouraged to keep your strength?• What are some practical ways you can renew your body?
Renew your spirit?
After sharing, you may wish to take time to discuss how, as a group, accountability can be held to encourage a deeper exploration of scripture or even offer a fun challenge of memorizing a new verse per week. Be sure to hand out the Monthly Scripture Card and Take Home Sheet.
Complete your monthly report and turn it in to the Corps Officer.Isaiah 40:29
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STRENGTH
Gathering
Gath
erin
gST
RENG
TH
Wh
at d
oes
stre
ngth
look
like
? Is
it o
nly
phys
ical?
Gath
erin
gST
RENG
TH
Wh
en w
as a
time y
ou c
alle
d
on Go
d to
give
you
str
engt
h?
Gath
erin
gST
RENG
THH
ow w
ere
you
en
coura
ged t
o ke
ep
your
str
engt
h?
Gath
erin
gST
RENG
TH
Wh
at a
re s
ome
prac
tical
way
s yo
u ca
n re
new y
our
body
?
Ren
ew y
our
spiri
t?
Isaiah 40:29
strength
and
INCREASESthe power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29
strength
and
INCREASESthe power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29
strength
and
INCREASESthe power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29
strength
and
INCREASESthe power of the weak.
“The
ord
inar
y pu
rifica
tion
and
heal
ing,
whe
ther
of t
he b
ody
or o
f the
min
d, ta
kes
plac
e on
ly
little
by
little
, by
pass
ing
from
one
de
gree
to a
noth
er w
ith la
bor a
nd
patie
nce…
The
sou
l tha
t rise
s fro
m s
in to
dev
otio
n m
ay b
e co
mpa
red
to th
e da
wni
ng o
f the
day
, w
hich
at i
ts ap
proa
ch d
oes
not e
xpel
the
dark
ness
in
stant
aneo
usly
but
onl
y lit
tle b
y lit
tle.”
Fran
cis
de S
ales
, Int
rodu
ction
to th
e De
vout
Life
.
Thro
ugho
ut th
is m
onth
, spe
nd a
few
uni
nter
rupt
ed
min
utes
at t
he b
egin
ning
or e
nd o
f you
r day
to
read
ing
a ps
alm
, sin
ging
a w
orsh
ip s
ong
and
pray
that
God
wou
ld c
ontin
ue to
stre
ngth
en y
ou
for t
he ta
sks
that
you
are
ass
igne
d. B
e sp
ecifi
c. B
e co
nsist
ent.
Be s
treng
then
ed.
Idea
fro
m Sa
cred
Chao
s by
Tri
cia
McC
ary
Rho
des
“The
ord
inar
y pu
rifica
tion
and
heal
ing,
whe
ther
of t
he b
ody
or o
f the
min
d, ta
kes
plac
e on
ly
little
by
little
, by
pass
ing
from
one
de
gree
to a
noth
er w
ith la
bor a
nd
patie
nce…
The
sou
l tha
t rise
s fro
m s
in to
dev
otio
n m
ay b
e co
mpa
red
to th
e da
wni
ng o
f the
day
, w
hich
at i
ts ap
proa
ch d
oes
not e
xpel
the
dark
ness
in
stant
aneo
usly
but
onl
y lit
tle b
y lit
tle.”
Fran
cis
de S
ales
, Int
rodu
ction
to th
e De
vout
Life
.
Thro
ugho
ut th
is m
onth
, spe
nd a
few
uni
nter
rupt
ed
min
utes
at t
he b
egin
ning
or e
nd o
f you
r day
to
read
ing
a ps
alm
, sin
ging
a w
orsh
ip s
ong
and
pray
that
God
wou
ld c
ontin
ue to
stre
ngth
en y
ou
for t
he ta
sks
that
you
are
ass
igne
d. B
e sp
ecifi
c. B
e co
nsist
ent.
Be s
treng
then
ed.
Idea
fro
m Sa
cred
Chao
s by
Tri
cia
McC
ary
Rho
des