Haven't we all been on the long car ride or plane trip, where we couldn't wait to get out and stretch our legs? Standing does so much for our circulation and muscles. Ah, it feels so good to not be confined in one position for too long.
As I can no longer stand on my own, I do have a standing machine that allows me to still have that ability. Now, if I'd only use it regularly.
There are more ways to stand than just physically. 'If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.' We must stand firm in our faith regardless of the trials that come. Plant your feet in the Word and you won't be blown over by the winds of life's storms. Sometimes we need to stand down, which means to not intervene but to wait patiently. That's a hard one for most of us because we want to fix the problem. We also must stand up against ideas of cultural change that go against God's word. Just because things are promoted on TV or in society in general does not make it permissible in the eyes of God.
Winston Churchill said, ''You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something, sometime in your life.''
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
Luke 21:19
Stand firm, and you will win life
