The Story Behind "STRONG ENOUGH" by Matthew West

[Rozmunoz]

Awesome!!!! you don't know how many times this song has pulled me out of darkness and help me understand the lords gorgeous light. =-)

[0wlcity21]

I have found so much hope in this song. My parents recently got a divorce and it has been extremely difficult for me. I had to give up my dog and cats, my mom has to go back to work, and we are going to have to move out of our house, but whenever something hard in the past six months, this song never fails to come on the radio or my iPod. It is a constant reminder of Gods love for me. Thank you Matthew West for this song! <3

[therandomchick1996]

Cont. I felt like I was the only one going through a hard time. I also felt like god gave me something i wasn't capable of, and I prayed for strength to get through the day. When I first heard your song strong enough I cried so much and thanked god that he gave me hope and answered my prayers. My mom recently had surgery (for the hernia) and everything went well, praise god! And everything is going great!! Thank you for letting yourself be used by God!!

-Sarai R. Nov. 4 2011

[therandomchick1996]

Hello Matthew,

I was in one of your concerts tonight in the winter jam tour in Albuquerque, NM. I was Sarai, you signed an autograph for me, anyway I didn't get the chance to tell you that your song strong enough helped me get through a hard time that was going on in my life, my mom had a hernia and she wasn't able to eat anything. It even took my appetite away and after that it got worse I was thinking that god didn't love me and didn't care for me anymore, I felt like I was the only one goin

[Alirey79]

OMG that's my response also when I am told that my Lord has so much confidence in me to be so strong

[hyperkilia]

Hey Matthew Im a huge fan of your songs, and the radio station I listen to has often played this song of yours (strong enough) and I have been struggling with a illness and this reminds me that I cant go through it by myself but with God's help I can. Thankyou for writing such an inspiring song.

[Brotherlover1]

wow this atory is so sad it makes me want to cry just listening to it isn't god amazing?

[GreysonChance4Eva]

:D Love love love love LOOOOOVVVVVV3333333

[roo718roo]

all because the doctor used a dirty tool. I was going back and fourth to a hospital that was an hour away. I lost some of my heel bone and almost my foot. I have blood infections and bone infections. it's just not right!

[OROgoldenpair1]

@roo718roo I have never heard of a story like the one you told here. Your comment was about a month ago, and I hope you are doing ok. I'm not sure exactly what to say but I know that please, don't give up. Pray and Sing for healing and life from God. I REALLY hope you're doing better than when you posted your comment... Everybody reading your comment (well they should) is praying for you and thinking of you, so just remember that, your friends, family, and God who can pull you through.

[roo718roo]

I went in for a simple 15minute surgery on May 13 2009. thinking everything would be alright I had no worries. I came out with several contagious deadly diseases. I have had about 50 surgeries the last past year, I was in the hospital for my 16bday in the past July. I am at a point now where I would just like to take my life... everytime I hear this song it makes me cry.

[l1f3suxz]

@roo718roo i hope your doing good. and i know GOD has helped you through it and he had this happen to test you and he saw that you were strong enough and dont ever give up remeber everytime that he loves you now and always will!! God bless you <3 =DD

[BryanRuffin]

This song reminds me of the book of Job; In that book, we are told of how Satan is told to put his worst on Job but not to take his life. If you look at the story it is our story, God putting His money on us! He knows we will come out victorious in the end! Faith in Him!

[Katey0112]

Really really powerful song, and it means so much more after hearing the story.

[tumitran]

This song is so encouraging. Thank you for bringing this to us. :-) From Vietnam.

[ZacEfronObessed720]

This song could not have come at a better time Matthew, this song puts me down to my knees and cry out to the Lord, my life is crumbling right now and I've been through so many traumatic things that this one im going through now shows God wants me to take a different route and i am letting him have his will for me because he does know what is best. Thank you with not just the bottom of my heart but also my soul for making this song, it has helped me and remember God is my strength

[rkrickeberg3535]

@ sarahanime14 I want to thank you so much. God is so good and I give him so much praise for getting me through what I've been through.he is so good. I hope my story inspires other people. God is in complete control . :)

[rkrickeberg3535]

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me is so powerful :) god is so great he will get you through anything trust in him. He loves you

[rkrickeberg3535]

oing in and out of the hospital having surgeries and asking god what are u doing why are u putting me through this. I learned that Jesus christ puts you through things that he things we are strong enough to handle. I look back to what I've been through and I give my lord Jesus christ so my praise for getting me through it. I just did my testimony and did a sweet video of it . Please check it out on here it's called reggie's testimony and I am the second video. I hope it is encouraging . :)

[rkrickeberg3535]

This story and song has strongly impacted my life. I am a young 18 year old woman. I was adopted into a Christian family at 5 years old. I was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome and hydrocephalus which caused the fluid not to drain properly and cause severe brain damage.I had a shunt placed in my brain to help the fluid drain properly. In 2004 I started having complications with shunt. My shunts stopped working and I started having surgeries. To fast forward since 2004 I have a total of 50 so

[sarahanime14]

@rkrickeberg3535 i read ur post, and it realy it me. I remember learning about shaken baby syndrom in school. Yet i never heard them living PAST FIVE, and u were properly diagnosed TILL FIVE. and now ur 18. GOD BLESS YOU. your life is an inspiration for the parents and the kids who have, shaken baby syndrom.

[tim4christ94]

this song was such a blessing to me when i heard this song, i was really down alot was going on in my family and school wasnt going so great. i was stressed casue i had alot on my plate. when i was walkin home i was listening to my ipod and this song came on i heard the lyics. the sprit o god came over me and opend my eyes and said I PUT YOU HERE FOR A REASON. YOU CANT DO IT ALONE. BUT I AM WITH YOU. i put this song on repect and sung it while waling home that day. this song is such a blessing

[melodyshirley0]

love this song! 

[trbhokie]

i took this song and some other popular christian songs and put them all together into one song (a mash-up is the "technical" term) and i had so much fun doing it! I would love for you to check it out! Im 16 years old and a christian singer/songwriter! God is using me in so many ways as I am reaching out to the younger generation through "popular" covers but as well as original christian songs with powerful messages! I hope you will take the time to see how God is using me! 1 Timothy 4:12

[Spirit4473]

I first heard this song a few weeks ago on the radio. I instantly loved it! It just seems to fit so many areas of my life. No matter what I am dealing with or the decisions that have to be made, this song reminds me that I don't have to be strong enough to do it alone, but instead God will be there to help guide me along. With God on my side anything is possible and any decision is easy to make. I know myself has said the same thing Haley did, "He must thing I am pretty strong"

[Spirit4473]

@Spirit4473 Thanks so much for this song!!!

[ColoradoVistas]

AWESOME! Thank you Mathew. Beautiful story ladies!  It means so much to me right now. Many, many blessings!!!!

[JainaEowyn]

The first time I heard this song, I was driving in the car, listening to Air1 and I just started crying, because the first two lines of the song were exactly what I've needed to hear since I was 18. I have an undiagnosed condition that makes my wrists & arms almost unusable a lot of the time, and I've been in a lot of pain for years now because of it. I still don't know exactly why I need to go through this, among other big struggles lately, but God must think I'm pretty strong. Thank you!!

[emmythreesome]

For the first time, I felt this in my soul. I've been through tough stuff in my life and I"m just now admitting it was the LORD who got me through it. I'm not strong enough, but he is. Thank you God and thanks Matthew! I'm crying!

[jlm8195]

this song has been with me for the past 2 weeks. i feel it DEEP inside my heart & at the PERFECT time. HIS timing is always perfect...thank you<3

[momjlynn]

I really REEEEEEEEEEEEALLY needed to hear this today. Thank you!!

[cookiemonsterz913]

awesome story

[tomrmcg]

I never post or respond to things on Youtube. However, this song came on the radio the evening before I knew that something inevitable was going to happen. The following day, the board for the Christian school that I was leading would be voting whether to stay open or close. The reality of my situation culminated with the decision to close. I had just moved my family 1400 miles to take over this school and now this. This song will continue to minister to me as I walk through this valley!

[thebigv75]

That was amazing!! God bless!!

[Muzikmylife27]

This is the story of my life:I got into an accident last year, lone survivor out of 3, roll over going atleast 90+ MPH, racing the drivers former classmate. Thats juss how it is, their truly missed! Broke my femurs had rods in my femurs, pelvic ring, 3 ribs, and got a brain injury!! R.I.P. Shauna. Morgan and Katie.. you live on.

[rkrickeberg3535]

You are strong enough to handle anything! :) through the love of Jesus Christ

[rkrickeberg3535]

Great song!! Has strongly impacted my life, have dealt with medical issues since 2004. I have had over 50 brain surgeries and I'm an 18 year old senior in high school!! Amazing song love the story behind it can relate to it a lot! Jesus Christ is so good

[CajunLady83]

This is the first time I've heard a piece of this song&all I have to say is WOW & THANK YOU for writing this song!!!!For the past 4 going on 5 years now I've been dealing with some medical issues&sometimes I feel like it's too much to handle&that I'm not strong enough to handle it but hearing this reminds me that I don't have to handle it&to let God handle it for me&make me strong enough to go through each day.This video will be going into my playlist on here.Can't wait to hear the whole song

[TianasLife]

love it!

[safarisunset83]

This is my favorite song on the album! I love that its the new single. Awesome. :)

[71shawnathan71]

Strong Enough? I mean I love every song on this cd but I thought for sure the next one on the radio would be Broken Girl or Story of Your Life

[BandNerd2813]

@71shawnathan71 Story of Your Life is already on the radio. Or it has been for a while where I live. And I'd love Broken Girl to be on the air too, but I'm not so sure they'd put it on.

[71shawnathan71]

@BandNerd2813 Unfortunately it isn't on where I live. I wish it was.