Faithfulness as Strength

Just an ordinary Monday.

Or maybe not.
It’s actually quite extraordinary.

This is the time we’re given to refine our order—to settle after the density of the Christmas season. A return from what can feel like whiplash. A chance to notice what worked, what didn’t, and how we’ll carry those lessons forward—trusting that everything unfolds with purpose, even when full understanding feels out of reach.

Now we can settle after the storm.

Wherever we find ourselves, this moment is not accidental. That belief puts our minds at ease—trusting we are in the right place at the right time.

Strength grows here—by sitting with both discomfort and satisfaction, without rushing past either.

Within the stillness, we begin to listen more closely—to the Godly thoughts that guide us forward with greater clarity and unity.

We can’t change the past, and we don’t have the power to control another person. But we do have the power to release. To take note. To learn the lesson. And to keep moving forward—because what we’re building is bigger than any single misstep or momentary glitch.

As we continue along this narrow path toward the gate, power looks different. It takes the form of forgiveness. Of knowing when to act, when to pause, and how to sustain energy in ways that preserve health rather than deplete life over what’s beyond our control.

Faithfulness, practiced this way, becomes strength.
And in choosing it—living intentionally—the ordinary is quietly made extraordinary.