When we feel we can’t, lets be honest, we usually don’t even try. We might recognize an area of our life and know that we need to do something, perhaps it is a sin in our lives that our eyes have been opened to and we know we need to change, but we respond with “I can’t”.  Too often the “I can’t”  isn’t uttered while we are in the midst of the climb trying to reach the top sweat beads dripping from our forehead and our grip loosening from the slippery slope to which we cling.  No, rather we are usually standing feet firmly planted on the ground haven’t even put on the climbing gear yet and just looking up at the mountain saying “I can’t”.  Yet as Christians we claim that we have the Spirit of God… read that again, the SPIRIT of GOD!  Such power that we will do the works that Jesus did and greater works.  We know a Helper has been given to us that dwells with us, and is IN us. (John 14:12,16-17) So why is it that we claim this power but then demonstrate such weakness?  We merely look at the mountain and say “I can’t”. Oh what the Lord might do if we boast in our weakness knowing we can’t BUT that He can and through that we press on.  We step into the climbing harness, take that first step off the ground and we start. Just because we have been given the Spirit doesn’t mean that we don’t have to do anything. It doesn’t mean that we can just sit down and say “I can’t but God can” and we magically appear on the top of the mountain. No.  It will require stepping into the unknown.  Going through the trials. But when the sweat is dripping from your head and you’re loosing your group you press on because you know God can and you rely fully on His strength.  That is the Spirit he has placed within you.  The climb is never easy, but the view from the top is always worth it.  What battle is before you that you are looking at it with the “I can’t” view?