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\u201cYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.\u201d -Isaiah 26:2-4<\/em><\/p>\n Have you ever heard the term, \u201cslow and steady wins the race\u201d? Or, have you ever heard the story of the Rabbit and the Tortoise? I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard of one or both of these. This principle of being consistent and grounded is very important in living out our faith!<\/p>\n Our maturity as Christians is often revealed as we walk through life\u2019s obstacles. It is our proving ground for growth. Dr. Sam Peeples said, \u201cThe circumstances of life, the events of life, and the people around me in life, do not make me the way I am, but reveal the way I am.\u201d Will we bend or will we break? Someone who is steadfast in their faith is not likely to break when storms come. They are firmly rooted in what they believe. Though the winds may be howling and the rain pelting, and even though they may have a hard moment or two, they stay grounded in the truth. Emotional maturity is tied to this \u2013 when we\u2019re steadfast we\u2019re not likely to fly off the handle. We know God\u2019s got it covered \u2013 we search for His promises applied to each situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.\u201d -Luke 6:48<\/p>\n In a moment in time, how we feel about our lives or about a situation is only temporary. It won\u2019t last. We won\u2019t even carry our emotions with us into heaven. Though they are so real in the moment, emotions normally don\u2019t even last more than a day. What does remain is our love for people, our love for God; the kindness and love of Jesus we showed others. The artist Jewel said it well: \u201cIn the end, only kindness matters.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.\u201d -1 Corinthians 13:13<\/p>\n Are you steadfast in your faith?<\/p>\n Subscribe Now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being Steadfast in Your Faith \u201cYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.\u201d -Isaiah 26:2-4 Have you ever heard the term, \u201cslow and steady wins the race\u201d? Or, have you ever heard the story of the Rabbit and the Tortoise? I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard of one or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[348,9194],"class_list":{"0":"post-27815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-devotionals","8":"tag-faith","9":"tag-steadfast"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}