Our Scripture reading today is Proverbs 24:10, "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."
It does not say, "When thou faint..." As I mediate on this verse, I am challenged to choose
the right way. Fainting is a choice. Quitting is a choice. Dropping out of church is a
choice. It is imperative that we choose to lean on His everlasting arms. As we learned last
night, a choice must be made to die. My choice to die will lead to strength and life.
2 Corinthians 10:12, "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." Adversity does not have to lead to fainting. It can lead to more strength.