Today’s Scripture is Proverbs 24:10.
“If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!”
I often have heard people excuse their rage, or depression, or whatever, by saying,
I don’t usually:
Get angry, but this was just too much.
Scream at others, but she wears me out
Lose it, but I couldn’t help it this time.
Today’s proverb calls all of that baloney.
You are what you are when you face a hard time. When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out. When you squeeze a lemon, lemon juice comes out. You are what you are when times are hard, when you are in the middle of the squeeze.
What do people get from you when you are squeezed? That is what you are. Not some hypothetical of how I would act if, but rather what you actually did..
I knew a man who lost a great deal of money and explained to his bride. “I guess God thought I wasn’t ready to handle it yet.”
God says, “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.”
When times are hard, we are stripped of the distractions and comforts that can mask our true selves. In a squeeze, we are forced to rely on our core values, beliefs, and coping mechanisms. It is in these moments that we see what we are truly made of and what truly matters to us. Our actions and reactions under pressure reveal our priorities, our resilience, and our moral fiber.
I’m Lonnie Davis
And these are thoughts worth thinking.