Renewed Strength Along the Way

We all know where to find our physical strength. We exercise, rest, fuel our bodies, and build routines that help us stay strong. But spiritual strength requires intention too. It grows when we slow down, seek God, and choose to lean on Him rather than our own understanding. Just as our bodies weaken without care, our spirit grows weary when we neglect time in God’s presence. True strength is renewed when we make space for Him to restore us from the inside out.

When life becomes heavy, it’s often our spiritual strength that feels depleted first. We may keep moving, keep showing up, and holding everything together on the outside, while quietly feeling empty within. That’s usually the moment God reminds us that we are never meant to rely solely on ourselves.

Spiritual strength is renewed when we pause long enough to listen—when we pray even without the right words, when we open scripture for guidance, and we allow God to meet us in our weakness. Sometimes that renewal comes through the people God places in our path—through encouragement, shared faith, and timely reminders we are not alone.

During some of my darkest days, God placed people in my life that I never could have planned for. At the time, I didn’t realize the impact they would have on me. Some stayed only briefly, others walked alongside me longer—but each one carried something I needed. Sometimes it was encouragement, sometimes prayer, and sometimes it was simply their presence.

Even through the simplest things—a conversation, a check-in message, a moment of listening —God reminded me that I was seen and not alone. Looking back, I can see how intentional He was in sending exactly the right people at the right time. They became part of how God renewed my strength when I didn’t have any of my own left.

God never asks us to be strong on our own. He invites us to come weary, to lay our burdens down, and to trust Him for the strength we need—-one step at a time.

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” —Isaiah 40:31

There is comfort in knowing that renewed strength doesn’t come from striving harder, but from trusting deeper. As we place our hope in God, He restores not only our endurance, but our perspective, peace, and faith for the journey ahead.

—Wendy