A study from Vince Baker Ministries
How do I become strong in the Lord?
Paul’s picture includes truth, righteousness, readiness, faith, Scripture, and prayer. Second Corinthians gives room for weakness and reliance on grace. Isaiah encourages those who feel faint to wait on the Lord. Read them together and choose a practice that fits the challenge in front of you.
Building Strength Through Prayer and the Word
This group returns to reading Scripture, praying, and guarding attention. Paul joins the Word and prayer with ongoing concern for other believers. Pray one passage for yourself and for another person who shares a similar struggle. Offer that person practical encouragement.
Put one quote into practice
Choose one habit to strengthen this week, such as reading a short passage daily, asking for support, or planning how to respond to a recurring temptation. Pray about it and track what happens when you practice it under ordinary pressure.
Scripture to read alongside the quotes
- Ephesians 6:17-18 · KJV
- Ephesians 6:10-18 · KJV
- 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 · KJV
- Isaiah 40:28-31 · KJV
25 Vince Baker quotes on strong in the lord
Open this quote“Sometimes it takes a failure for you to fully realize that your strength comes only from the Lord.”
Open this quote“Sometimes it takes a failure before you move from fake strength to real strength.”
Open this quote“Being strong in the Lord entails you having mastery over your thought life, a determined will, and control over your emotions.”
Open this quote“You have to be strong enough to withstand the forces of reality to believe God with your faith until it bends to His will.”
Open this quote“Most people are not strong enough in their faith to believe God for a miracle because a miracle has to alter the known foundations of reality.”
Open this quote“When you make a decision to be strong in the Lord, it’s the decision itself that becomes a powerful force within you. The stronger the decision will be, the stronger the force.”
Open this quote“How strong in the Lord you want to become is really up to you.”
Open this quote“It took me some time to figure this out, but strength really comes from a choice you make within yourself, and this choice can get stronger and stronger over time.”
Open this quote“The battle to change reality to line up with the will of God is a fight that only the strong can accomplish.”
Open this quote“When you sin and violate your conscience, it takes time to restore you back to full inner strength.”
Open this quote“You have to step up into the strength of God that He has called you to walk into.”
Open this quote“I am interdependent upon the inner strength of the Holy Spirit.”
Open this quote“Through the help of the Holy Spirit, you have to find every hidden thought of weakness in your heart and mind and eradicate it.”
Open this quote“Someone who wants to stay weak will always think all discipline is abuse.”
Open this quote“Unforgiveness weakens the believer.”
Open this quote“Complainers are weak, and weak people complain.”
Open this quote“Sin weakens you on the inside.”
Open this quote“No one respects a weak person.”
Open this quote“When you preach a weak Gospel, you produce weak Christians.”
Open this quote“There is no arrogance, boasting, or pride found in being truly strong in the Lord.”
Open this quote“The things you have to be strong about in the Lord also make you strong.”
Open this quote“Things just get easier to deal with the day you decide to be strong in the Lord.”
Open this quote“You can become a very strong and powerful man or woman in God if you will submit to the process.”
Open this quote“This is no time to be double minded and weak in spirit.”
Open this quote“To remain strong in the Lord, you have to continually stay in the Word and prayer, reminding yourself of everything God has taught you.”
