This episode reflects on God as Elohei Ma’uzzi—God of My Strength, reminding us that true strength doesn’t come from ourselves, other people, or temporary comforts, but from the Lord alone. It encourages us to actively seek His strength by asking for it, turning to Scripture and prayer, participating in Mass and community, listening to worship music, and simply spending time in His presence. The message emphasizes that God is ready to help as soon as we invite Him in, and that when we rely on Him, He gives us more strength than we could ever find on our own. Music: "Adding the Sun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
He Is Series Day #8 Elohei Ma’uzzi (God of My Strength)
Psalm 105:4 “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.”
Today’s name for the Lord is Elohei Ma’uzzi, which means God of My Strength. I thought this was a great one because I know a lot of people who could really use some strength right now. When we are going through a difficult time, we can often turn to things other than the Lord for strength. We might start having a drink when we get home from work, or after a busy day with the kids. We figure that will give us just enough strength to get through the night until the kids go to bed, or it will relax us enough to forget about work. However, oftentimes one drink turns into two or three, creating another problem. Sometimes we turn to our friends and family for the strength we need. However, they can only provide so much strength, as they are human and have a finite amount. We also might try to rely on our own strength to get us through. This is not enough. We need to seek the Lord’s strength.
How can we seek the Lord’s strength? First and foremost, we can ask for it. That may sound so simple, and it is, and yet so many of us forget to start there. We look everywhere else first. We get upset with the Lord for not giving us the strength we need, and yet we never asked for it in the first place. God wants to help us. He is ready and willing. All He asks from us is for us to ask Him. Yes, he knows you need help, and also, he is willing to let you try to fix it yourself if that is what you want to do. Have you ever done this with your children, co-workers, or siblings? You can see them struggling, and you know they need help, but you don’t help them until they ask? You give them the chance to figure it out on their own. God does not do this to punish us, or because He doesn’t care. Quite the opposite, He does it because he cares. He cares about what we want and need. He cares about our growth, and we grow when we do difficult things. However, He will step in as soon as we ask him to.
Another way we can seek his strength is by using the tools He gave us. We can dig into His word and find strength in the scriptures. We can also seek the various prayers He has given to us. There are so many prayers out there. You can say your own prayers or find ones for your specific needs. Sometimes we don’t know what to pray, especially if we are really upset. Finding a prayer that someone else wrote and praying it can take a lot of the pressure off. If you are struggling and you can’t find the words to say, you can also just sit with the Lord. He doesn’t need us to say the right thing. He just wants us to seek Him. It says in Matthew 6:7, “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.” Our prayers don’t have to be long and drawn out, they don’t have to be perfect and eloquent, they don’t have to be exact. What God wants is for us to speak from the heart.
Another way we can seek strength from the Lord is to attend Mass or a church service. Being part of a community is great because when you surround yourself with others who share your beliefs, you feel freer to be yourself. You don’t have to worry that people will mock you or persecute you for your beliefs. You feel safe. You have people who will speak God’s truth into the lies that the enemy is telling you. Also, Mass is great because you get to worship God and participate in a sacrament. Mass is the ultimate way to seek God because you actually receive Jesus, through communion, into your body. At church services, you get to hear the word of God, and then the pastor gives a sermon on that word to make it more personal to each and every one of us. These sermons help us to take the word of God and apply it to our lives. The sermons help us understand the Word of God more.
Oftentimes at Mass, there is also praise and worship music, and that is another way to seek strength from the Lord. I have found so much strength from the Lord through the lyrics of these songs. I love to listen to praise and worship music. If I think back to the one thing I have done consistently since I discovered praise music in 2011, it is listening to it often. When I am really struggling, I will find a few songs that speak to what I am going through or to who God really is, and I will play them on repeat to remind me of the power I have through Christ, who strengthens me. (Phillipians 4:13)
Another way to be filled up with strength by God is to just sit with the Lord. At Catholic churches, you can go to something called Eucharistic Adoration. This is the worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass. The Eucharistic Host is displayed in a monstrance on the altar so that all can see and pray in the presence of Christ. The Eucharist contains the body and blood of Christ, and so when you are in Eucharistic Adoration, you are in the true presence of Christ. Do you have to go to Adoration to spend time with God? Absolutely not. God is everywhere, He is all around us, and even inside of us in the form of the Holy Spirit. If you want to spend time with the Lord, you can do this anywhere. According to Jesus, it’s good to go away from the crowd to pray. In Matthew 6:6, it says, “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” The Bible also mentions several times that Jesus went off to the Mts. or elsewhere to be by himself to pray. Whatever works for you is great. Just spend time with the Lord. When I sit with the Lord, I often write in my journal as if I were writing a letter to my Father in heaven, because it is difficult for me to sit in silence with Him. Again, whatever works for you is perfect. There are no rules to spending time with our heavenly Father; whatever feels right to you.
I have mentioned five ways that we can seek strength from the Lord. First, ask the Lord for His strength. Second, use the tools He has given to us. Third, attend Mass or a church service. Fourth, listen to praise and worship music. Fifth, spend time with the Lord, just the two of you. There are many other ways that you can seek strength from the Lord. Try these ways and see which ones you like best. One of the many things about God is that He knows we are all unique, and what works for one of us may not work for another. I promise that if you turn to God and seek your strength from Him instead of from the world, He will give you more strength than you need. I have seen people get through incredibly difficult, even impossible, situations because they relied on God rather than themselves or the world. Lean in, God is waiting.
Dear Elohei Ma’uzzi, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today. Lord, help us turn to you for strength. Help us to see that the world can’t help us as much as you can. Help us make good choices when seeking strength, and avoid bad habits we will have to fix later. Lord, if anyone is turning to bad habits for their strength right now, I ask that you send the Holy Spirit to convict them of it and help them turn back to you. Lord, you are the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. You are the resurrection and the life. We are so grateful for all that you do. We love you, Lord, and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus’ holy name, Amen.
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. I look forward to spending time with you on Monday. Remember, Jesus loves you just as you are, and so do I! Have a blessed weekend!
Today’s Word from the Lord was received in September 2025 by a member of my Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. If you have any questions about the prayer group, these words, or how to join us for a meeting, please email CatholicCharismaticPrayerGroup@gmail.com. Today’s Word from the Lord is, “My children, I rejoice in each of you. You are all so unique, and yet each one of you is like a star in the sky, dazzling, precious to me.”