20 Bible Verses About Strength to Help You Get Through Anything

So frequently have we wondered how on earth are we going to get through the day ahead of us? Too many meetings, a huge test looming, or the need to be in three different places at one time can sap our energy and make us feel frazzled and forlorn.

It is in those moments that we wonder whether we even have the strength to make it through another day. While many will be content to pull the shades down low, pull the covers up high over our heads, and resign ourselves to being weak, there is one sure fire way to find energy, resolve, and purpose in this unforgiving world.

May the following 20 Scripture verses not only fuel your faith and provide energy when there seems to be none, but may God reveal Himself to you in a very special way through His Word.

  • “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  • “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
  • “Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9
  • “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” – 1 Peter 5:10
  • “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” – 2 Corinthians 12:10
  • “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13
  • “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” – Psalm 29:11
  • “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” – Psalm 27:1
  • “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” – Proverbs 31:25
  • “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
  • “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
  • “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” – Isaiah 12:2
  • “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” – Psalm 73:26
  • “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:3
  • “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.” – Habakkuk 3:19
  • “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” – Deuteronomy 31:6
  • “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13
  • “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.” – Romans 15:5
  • “I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:1-2
  • “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” – Psalm 46:1-3


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