Scripture
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
James 1:2–3
Opening Thought
Struggle is not a sign of God’s absence.
It is often the proof of His presence.
Difficulty awakens desire.
Hardship strengthens the heart.
Pain produces perseverance.
Criticism refines calling.
What if the very thing you wish would disappear
is the very thing God is using to build your destiny?
1. Struggle Forms Strength
“Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
Romans 5:3–4
We do not grow in comfort.
God trains His children in the terrain of tension.
The places we resist often become the places He transforms.
Ask: What struggle am I resisting that God may be using to shape me?
2. Shame Is Not Your Story
“They were both naked…and were not ashamed.”
Genesis 2:25
Shame entered in the garden.
Shame caused hiding then—
and still tries to force hiding now.
Yet Christ came to lift our heads.
“Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”
Psalm 34:5
Shame is not your sentence—it is your setup.
Flip it, and it becomes fuel.
3. Weakness Is an Invitation
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
Where you feel inadequate,
He feels present.
Where you feel small,
He stands tall.
God did not choose the wise or the powerful first—
He chose fishermen, the unlikely, the overlooked.
The world calls that weakness.
He calls it preparation.
4. Dream Again
“Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4
There are childhood dreams God never intended to die.
They may have been buried, bruised, or belittled—
but they are not gone.
Cup that dream in your hands.
Give it back to Him.
Watch Him breathe life again.
5. Step When He Says Step
“Whether you turn to the right or the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”
Isaiah 30:21
Waiting is wise when God calls you to wait.
But hesitation is not holiness when God calls you to move.
When the wave of His Spirit rises—ride it.
When He is quiet—wait in stillness.
Availability is your assignment.
Obedience is your success.
He is the ocean;
you are the vessel carried by His current.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I resisting a struggle God may be using to strengthen me?
- What shame have I allowed to silence me?
- Where do I feel weak—and how might God want to show His power there?
- Which God-given dream needs to be placed back into His hands?
- What is God whispering today—wait or move?
Prayer
Lord,
I offer every struggle, every weakness, every longing to You.
Strip away shame, awaken courage, and resurrect the dreams You planted in me.
Teach me to wait when You say wait and move when You say move.
I give You my story—100%.
Make it Yours.
Amen.
Today’s Practice
Speak this aloud:
“God, I am available.”
Then listen.
The next step will come.
The wave will rise.
And you will move in His strength.
Dave Scott 
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