Samson and Hercules

Before my son dozed off this evening, he asked me a question. "Mummy who is stronger? Samson or Hercules?". I rolled my eyes up to the ceiling and scratched my head and replied "Hercules!" He made a sound which reminded me of a question answered wrongly on a television quiz show so I frowned and asked him why my answer was wrong.

He said Samson was stronger and I quote: "because he just was and also because his strength came from God. Hercules on the other hand got his strength from Zeus and well God is more formidable than Zeus." With that finality in his voice I smiled, nodded and told him that was a very good answer.

We all get our strength from God but how we choose to use it is another matter. Sometimes we think the strength is from 'ourselves' and think we can do anything until we are faced with a tragedy. I was really humbled by what my son said and began to think about how it applied to my life.

I know I get my strength from God especially after what I have been through in the last 7 months. Looking after elderly parents and losing one of them, running a business and being a super single mom...it can only be by the strength of God that I am sharing this. I thank God for my life and the strength he fills me up with each day and when I think I am running close to 'empty', I get down on my knees and pray and ask him to fill me up again.
Exodus 15:2 The Lord is my strength and my song and he is become my salvation