Stability

Thought:

You need stability, emotional stability. While at the gym, I hadn't been there for awhile, I found myself unable to lift as heavy as I could, my muscles trembled, and felt myself unstabilized - arms and legs shifting due to a lack of training. I could've gone to the machines, that produced immediate stability, and allowed me to lift more weight, but I may have cheated myself of the endurance, of the awareness, and of the lesson.

Today, we must recognize our faults, soberly assess our weaknesses, and review our sins before the most Holy God. What has weakened me? Why am I unstable? Why do I sway so easily? Then, ask the Holy Spirit to build up your spiritual endurance - grit by grit, day by day. Exceeding what you thought you could have done, only to give God the glory. Ask Him to produce character, steadfastness, holiness, perseverance, all while relying on His strength.

You'll become sober, get stronger, and endure well. You need stability. Don't cheat yourself out of the process, only to receive man's reward.

Pray for your leaders. Lift their hands. They need stability, too.

Romans 5:3-5 (NLT) - "We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. [4] And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. [5] And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love."

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV) - "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

2 Corinthians 12:10 (TPT) - "So I’m not defeated by my weakness, but delighted! For when I feel my weakness and endure mistreatment—when I’m surrounded with troubles on every side and face persecution because of my love for Christ—I am made yet stronger. For my weakness becomes a portal to God’s power."

Pray this: Father, stabilize me in every facet of my life; in my body, will, soul, emotions, and spirit. Expose and remove the snares, the familiar things that would cause me to return to an unstable place. Heal me, guide me, and allow me to do your will.

Thank God for stability. Thank God for stable leaders. Thank God for the people that help stabilize you.

It's time to heal. It's time to mature. It's time to stabilize.

Grace + Peace,

- the kneeling prophet