Proverbs 24

Verse 10 states, “if you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength!” There is even an exclamation point to drive this proverb home. Many times in one’s life there will be trouble, to think otherwise is very foolish. One cannot go throughout life without trouble. It is not our avoidance of troubles that makes us great, rather our actions in trouble that define who we are.

If you are in trouble, what is your first reaction? Is it to run, fight, fall down, give up, blame, etc.? As Christians, our first response to trouble should be prayer. Our prayers to our Heavenly Father should be our first cries, not our last resorts (after we have tried “our way”). It is when we take to the Lord everything in prayer that we gain our strength and stand on solid ground. Where we can stand tall in troubles, on faith, not falter, and have great strength. The strength from our Lord God, not from our own designs.

Lord, help me to rely on You in everything I do. Help me to stand tall in troubles, to rely on you for strength, so I will not falter and I will endure, for Your glory.