Are You a Strong Person?
Strength is shown in reflection, not reaction. Growth comes when you learn from others instead of envying them. Choose curiosity, humility, and wisdom in every moment.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Comparison is the thief of joy.
Theodore Roosevelt
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
Daily Vitamin: Study the win.
Inspirational Story: This is how wise people grow.
Fruit of the Spirit: Psalm 27:13
DAILY VITAMIN
Study the win.
When someone else succeeds before you, the weak feel threatened, but the strong feel inspired. Their victory can be your roadmap if you’re willing to learn.
Pray for a reflective spirit and a teachable heart.
Choose restraint when tempted to gossip or complain.
Journal one lesson from something that frustrated you.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY
Are You a Strong Person?
You’re scrolling through your feed early in the morning.
You see someone you know posting about a new promotion… a new car… a big win.
Right in that moment, you have a choice:
Do you roll your eyes and think, Must be nice?
Or do you pause and think, What can I learn from their journey?
That simple moment reveals far more about your strength than you realize.
Weak people react. Strong people reflect.
Throughout your day, you face tiny decisions that shape who you’re becoming.
You overhear someone at work making a mistake.
Do you laugh about it later…or do you learn something from it?
You hear someone vent about a struggle.
Do you talk about them behind their back…or do you grow from their experience?
The truth is simple:
Weak people look for flaws. Strong people look for lessons.
And the difference between the two isn’t intelligence, talent, or personality. It’s focus.
Weak people compare. Strong people study.
You’ve probably felt it before:
That sting in your chest when someone succeeds before you.
That quiet jealousy that whispers, Why them? Why not me?
But strong people take that same moment and respond differently.
They study. They learn. They ask better questions:
What habits got them there?
What can I apply in my own life?
What is God trying to teach me through their success?
Because envy keeps you stuck. Curiosity moves you forward.
Weak people build walls. Strong people build connection.
It’s easy to hide behind humor, sarcasm, or gossip.
Weak people bond over tearing others down.
But strong people connect through honesty, vulnerability, and empathy.
This is where true growth happens.
Proverbs 27:17 reminds us: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Strong people sharpen others and allow others to sharpen them.
They’re not afraid to be seen. They’re not afraid to grow.
So let me ask you…
Are you a strong person?
Not perfect. Not flawless. Not always confident.
Just strong in the sense that you choose growth instead of gossip, reflection instead of reaction, and learning instead of envy.
And every day. Every choice. Every moment you decide who you’re becoming.
So today, choose to be strong.
Choose to rise.
Choose to grow.
Remember, strength is what you focus on becoming.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” (Psalm 27:13)
Devotion: God’s promises are anchors in uncertain times. Hope is holding on even when we can’t see what’s next.
Action: Take a quiet walk and reflect on God’s promises.
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