Proverbs 24:10
“If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!”
We like to measure ourselves by the sunny days, don’t we? We gaze at our reflection in calm waters and see a hero. But the truth is, a sponge doesn’t reveal its contents until it is squeezed.
You think you are the mountain climber until the blizzard hits. You think you are the patient parent until the milk spills and the car won’t start. You think you are the faithful friend until the gossip gets juicy.
Character isn’t built in the storm; it is simply revealed there. The “day of distress” is a mirror, stripping away our pretenses to show the true measure of our soul. When the world presses in, whatever is inside of us, grace or grit, fear or faith, is what finally spills out.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Suggested prayer: Father, give me strength that doesn’t crumble when tested, and grace to become genuinely what I claim to be.