Monday... Do you have what it takes? You can.

Proverbs 24:10 (NLT) says, "If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small." The NIV says, "If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!" When we are under pressure, and in times of trouble it's then we see if we have what it takes and that is a good thing. We need to know if we have the strength to make it. We really do.

So, how do your handle trouble, do you go to pieces when you are under pressure? Is your strength too small?

School is coming soon for a lot of people. Let me ask you, how did you do on your first test? Did you blow it? It is better to know in the beginning what you need to do to get to the end. If you do bad, then you know that you are going to have to work hard to do good. It's better to know that in the beginning than at the end.

And that is true with trouble and pressure. They are a part of life and you need to know what you need in order to handle trouble and pressure and do something about it. So falling to pieces in the beginning is a good thing if it gets your attention and you do something about it.

Look at this. Psalm 84:5-7 (NLT) says, "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem."

When you realize that you are weak and you need God to strengthen you as you go on your pilgrimage called life then you have found the answer and it came and comes through trouble and pressure and weeping and rains. They are not your enemies they are what God uses to make you stronger on your pilgrimage of life.

Proverbs 24:3-4 says, "A house is built by wisdom and becomes stronger through good sense. Through knowledge its room are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuable."

Verse 5 says, "The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. So don't go to war without guidance; victory depends on having many adviser."

And that is what the Bible and fellowship is all about. God uses His Word and His people to make us strong on this pilgrimage called life. "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem." So it's good to know that we have what it takes. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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