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These are moments which can affect everyone negatively, furthermore these are moments that needs one to speak or declare God’s words into and over his or her life to change the whole course for good, such as when you feel weak, sick, oppressed etc., speak: “Be strong in the Lord and power of His might”(Ephesians 6:10)

The word of God should be the first place we go to for diagnosis, direction, strength and comfort when these moments arises. For it is His words and spirit that defines how battles are to be fought. Hence, God is everything the word says He is. He will do everything the word says He will do. We are what the word says we are. If God says we are strong, we are. If He says we are healed, we are. So, “…by His stripes you are healed” (Isaiah 53:5)

*Elijah experienced this weak moment at one point, he was so discouraged that he desired to die: “And he asked that he might die, saying, ‘It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers’” (1 Kings 19:4). In response, the Lord sent an angel to bring the prophet food and drink both before and after he slept. After the rest and nourishment, Elijah took a forty-day journey to Mount Horeb to meet with the Lord (1 Kings 19:6–8).

Jesus said:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

(Matthew 11: 28)

*King David did have moments of weakness. The bible explains what He did when he and his companions were hungry, how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests. (1 Samuel 21:4-6)

*Samson also had his moments of weakness, despite his supernatural strength given to him by God, he was acceded to his weakness and lust for pagan women by consciously visiting harlots and prostitutes- an act of blasphemy and blatant profanation of his honour as a Nazarite and Israelites, for non-Israelite were forbidden fruit.

The Book of Romans (Romans 5:8) also tells us that *Jesus died for us while we were still weak, that is, while we were ungodly and lacked any possibility of deserving the slightest good.

However, many Christians say and believe that we are strongest when we are on our knees in prayer. This seems totally erroneous and contradictory to unbelievers, and yet when we turn things over to God in prayer our lives are strengthened and refreshed.

Just as Samson prayed, because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD… (Judges 15:18). Again, he called out to the Lord in (Judges 16:28) saying: “...‘O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time…”

His prayer for the return of his strength is answered and he destroyed Israel’s enemies. At the same time he became martyred and honoured in his death.

In the end the God of Israel destroyed His enemies and Samson was redeemed to his faith while he died praying.