{"id":41748,"date":"2025-06-01T21:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=41748"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:55:58","slug":"prayers-for-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/prayers-for-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebeden voor kracht: wanneer u uitgeput, bang of in verleiding bent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Asking God for strength can take one sentence: \u201cLord, I have no strength left; give me enough for today, and let me lean on you for the rest. Amen.\u201d The promise behind that prayer is Isaiah 40:29: \u201cHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.\u201d If your weakness comes from illness, pray alongside the doctor\u2019s care, not instead of it. 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