IN The Lord

So many times the encouragement has been “be strong in the Lord” but what I found was that I usually took it to mean -I can do this, I’ve got this, I can do anything… yes I know He’s with me, yes I know He can do all things…but somehow I missed the point of IN the Lord … if I am not IN Him – meaning, IN the word, IN the truth of the Bible, purposefully aligning my thoughts to His, learning His Word, studying and growing IN His Word, then I am just being strong in myself.