In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. Ephesians 6:10
The conclusion of all things is that Jesus is our strength for everything. He is our Faith, our Love, our Peace, our Joy, the Source of our works, our knowledge, our wealth, our health, and our Wisdom.
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]— Ephesians 3:20
Our unity with Jesus allows our Father to be limitless through us. We may be physically weak or socially unconnected yet none of those sort of things matter. Our humanity in no way limits God from being great in us. Our Father will dwarf our highest dreams by His power that is at work within us. There is nothing that He cannot use us to do. The Truth is also that our Father likes to use the things that the world calls foolish. He used a 16 year old to kill a giant that frightened the strength out of the strongest warriors. He used slaves to run the Babylonian Empire. He had a 100 year old man and a 90 year old woman conceive a child to create a kingdom through. He had an unmarried virgin conceive a King Who would be the sacrifice that would set us all free. So rejoice if things look crazy or bad, because history shows us that those are the times when our Father will work through you the greatest.
Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!. Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account. Matthew 5:10-11
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. Philippians 2:13
Our unity with Christ will always give us strength, in the good times and even in the bad times. Our unity with Him will give us the desire to be used and allow us to look past the physical and look directly into the spiritual. Our Father will cause us to call things that are not as though they were. It will allow us to boldly approach the Throne of Grace knowing that we will receive mercy and help in our times of need. Our strength allows us to Love all and know that even though it may not look like it, God's will is being done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
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