Power is your leverage to Success. I remembered vividly, an incident that took place during my childhood. A young girl and her mother were always physically molested by her male cousin. And a day came when her friend – a male, visited her home. That very day the incident happened again, and right in the presence of this young man the girl was beaten up by this bully of a cousin. For some seconds her friend was dumbfounded, and then suddenly came an outburst from him. He shouted, ‘’I have power; God has given me the power to beat this boy’’. Then, he rushed the young man and engaged him in a fight, but in a single swoop, the young man lifted him and threw him to the ground. What an error.
Inner Power
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord… (Micah 3:8).
Power is necessary if you must stand the test of times of adversity. Remember,’’ if you faint in the day of your adversity, then your strength(power) is small’’, (Proverbs 24:10). That is to say, for you to overcome challenges of adversity you don’t just need strength, but you need greater strength or power. You need an amazing great strength or power to overcome the challenges of adversity. Understand that power in this context is not the physical strength, rather it is the strength of your inner man.
that he would grant you … to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, (Ephesians 3:16).
The inner man talks about the heart of man. This power resides in the heart of man. The heart of man is the citadel of the spirit of God. There is a fellowship between the spirit of man and the spirit of God – spirit-to-spirit interaction. Like a phone battery connected to a power outlet when it is being charged, when the spirit of man is attuned to the spirit of God it draws a spiritual current (power) from the spirit of God. The strength you need for conquest is within your reach.
Spiritual Stamina
This strength is the spiritual stamina you need to withstand the hard times of adversity. In other words, this strength is not physical like the case of the young man that decided to fight for his friend; no it is spiritual, as the physical strength may suffer, “wear and tear” in the face of adversity like the physical strength of that young man failed him when it mattered most.
The power in question here is that turbo-like force generated in our hearts to propel us to conquest in times of adversity. And it makes men defiant in the face of fierce challenges of adversity. However, It lies within us, in our inner man and everyone has a measure of it. It is a gift from God via his spirit and lies deep within us. Most importantly, It is the hidden treasure of the heart. But the truth is that this power will lie fallow in us even in the face of adversity unless it is activated or stirred up. Moreover, if it is not activated but left to lie fallow, then we will be overtaken by challenges in times of adversity.
Knowledge Empowers
However, to stir up this power you need knowledge. The knowledge of who you are, vis-à-vis your makeup in God carries the potential to unlock this inner strength. You must understand that you have the wherewithal and all it takes to deal with every challenge of adversity. It is this kind of knowledge that activates this great strength for your conquest in adversity. It is this kind of power when stirred up that turns the ordinary man extraordinary. The same power sustains us in our most difficult and trying moments and spurs us to conquest in our times of adversity. This power keeps us afloat in our times of adversity. And in such times, there is no challenge, problem, mountain, or barrier that this inner strength cannot crush.
Power makes you Stand out
No matter how the sky is filled with stars the North Star by its position and brightness will always stand out. So is every one that explores this power. Like the North Star, there is a special space in the realm of greatness for them. It is the force behind every great and notable achievement. With this power, one can set and achieve targets and goals no matter how arduous and difficult the task might be. Moreso, it helps men confront their fears headlong. The inner strength is undaunted in the face of adversity as it lifts men out of mediocrity and inspires them to greatness. Also, it equips and braces men up for success in life. It is an antidote to defeat, failure, and mediocrity in life.
Finally, activate this power and assert your conquest. It is your leverage to Success in life.