Whose Strength?

Grandson Aiden

He stepped out of the pool 

and flexed his muscles

showing off his new physique.

I laughed at the results 

of his creative bodybuilding

and his self-made muscles.

He's just a kid at play

so pretending to be strong

is an OK fun thing.

But . . . I wonder how many times

I've flexed my own self-made muscles

and have forgotten the source of my strength.

I should know better by now

but He is patient and reminds me

again and again of the truth:

He is my strength

and His power not my might

makes me more than a conqueror.

Through Him I can do all things

for when I have no strength left

 His strength never fails.