“Be strong. Be brave. Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope. The king of Assyria has a huge army with him. But there’s a greater power with us than there is with him.”

2 Chronicles 32:7 NIrV

Runners call it “hitting the wall”—that moment in a race when their legs have gone as far as they can go. No matter how strong the runner’s willpower is, they are physically unable to take another step forward. 

We hit limits too—battles and problems that feel impossible to overcome, much like the Israelites facing the king of Assyria and his huge army in 2 Chronicles 32:7. No matter how strong our willpower is, some struggles in life just seem insurmountable.

Hitting the wall is frustrating. There’s no greater feeling of desperation and panic than the realization that we’re in a situation we can’t see a way out of, surrounded by a huge army of problems greater than we can solve. Most of us would do anything we can to avoid that feeling of powerlessness; we get controlling, we blame other people for our problems, we get defensive and angry, we deny that our problems exist, we settle for less, and we put on masks to tell ourselves and others that we’re okay when we’re not.

But God sees those moments of powerlessness much differently than we do. He sees them as the place where he can meet us most powerfully. 

He said, “This is the message from the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Your help will not come from your own strength and power. No, your help will come from my Spirit.‘ This is what the LORD All-Powerful says.

Zechariah 4:6 ERV

The solution for a runner who has hit the wall is fuel; their muscles have literally run out of glucose. For us, the solution is simple too. It’s humility: admitting that our strength and power have run out, and that we need God to reach the next level in our race. 

But he answered me, “My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds its full expression through your weakness.” So I will celebrate my weaknesses, for when I’m weak I sense more deeply the mighty power of Christ living in me. [10] So I’m not defeated by my weakness, but delighted! For when I feel my weakness and endure mistreatment—when I’m surrounded with troubles on every side and face persecution because of my love for Christ—I am made yet stronger. For my weakness becomes a portal to God’s power.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 TPT

When we walk with God, we don’t have to be defeated by our weaknesses. He is happy to make us stronger in our moments of weakness, empowering us to conquer our human limits rather than being conquered by them.

Take our new quiz and learn how to power up spiritually 

Last week, we sent you a quiz to help you discover your spiritual superpower. This week, we made a new quiz to help you learn how to develop it. 

In our Chemistry Lab series, “The Psychology of Walking with God,” we learned that God’s transformative power is available to us and can transform the deepest parts of who we are. It helps us win internal battles and conquer external obstacles. Over the course of three interactive Lab Experiments, we learned how to superpower our lives on the deepest level:

• Lab Experiment #1 taught us to have the courage to understand ourselves. 
• Lab Experiment #2 taught us what it feels like to rely on God, and
• Lab Experiment #3 taught us how to let God superpower our lives so that we don’t just survive storms but conquer them.

Which of these lab experiments would help you most to find spiritual power today? Do you need the courage to unmask and be authentic about your struggles? Are you exhausted from self-reliance? Are you ready to admit your weaknesses and experience God’s power?

Take our quiz to find out where to start!

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