The way God makes His people stronger is to lead them into reality, and in the midst of that, help them experience grace and truth. Grace and truth are not meant to help us escape from our problems, trials and sufferings, but the grace and truth of God are to lead us to the reality of the problem and then experience the power of God to the fullest. We are in a real battle with the sinful world and our own flesh, but right at the battlefront is where we will experience the grace and power of God to the fullest.