Where is our strength?

“The state of mind in question [living dead to sin] implies that the Christian knows where his great strength lies. He know it does not lie in works of fasting, giving to charity, saying prayers, doing public or private duties—nothing of this sort, not even in resolutions or any self-originated efforts, but only in Christ received by faith. He no more expects spiritual life apart from Christ than a sane man would expect to fly by swinging his arms in the air. Deep in his soul lies the conviction that his whole strength lies in Christ alone.”—Charles Finney, God's Call, page 211