Samson...Out of Weakness, He Was Made Strong

Samson was a man to whom God had given super human strength.  He was also a man who was prideful, arrogant and lacked self-control.  A pretty volatile combination of qualities.  The Bible says whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.  When Samson was in his flesh, he had no rule over his spirit.  God used this weakness in his character to bring him to a place of humiliation and helplessness, and it was in this place of weakness that God’s strength was made perfect in the life of Samson.

Then Samson called to the LORD, saying, "O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!"Judges 16:28

Beyond his desire for retaliation, (not good) Samson also expresses a willingness to die to protect his people from their enemy.  The Lord heard his cry.

Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.—Judges 16:30

In the suffering and brokenness of his last days, Samson had come to the place of truly trusting His God. As it says in vs 34 of Hebrews 11, out of weakness, he was made strong.  Samson died serving God and protecting His people.  Samson’s name is recorded as a hero of faith in Hebrews 11.

Father,  In my flesh NOTHING good dwells.  In You and by Your Spirit I am made strong...a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.—2 Corinthians 12:9-10