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Day 3 — Building For The Storm

None of us can predict when a difficult season will come, but we can prepare for them.

Scripture teaches us: “The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down” (Proverbs 21:20, NIV). This truth goes beyond money: it applies to our mind, our body, our emotions, and of course, our spiritual health. If we live consuming everything—our time, our energy, our emotions, our strength—without ever pausing to replenish, reflect, pray, and rest, the day will come when we find ourselves depleted. Living a life constantly saying “yes” to everything and everyone will eventually leave us without reserves and unable to face the challenges that arise along our journey. But if we learn to build reserves along the way, then we will have stability even when negative circumstances arise.

These reserves are the result of small daily actions: the discipline of feeding our mind with the Word, the decision to care for our body and physical health, the habit of cultivating healthy relationships. It is about nurturing intentional habits: every intentional practice becomes a deposit; every deposit becomes a resource; every resource becomes an anchor when the storm strikes our lives.

Today, take a few minutes to make a “reserve check list,” and ask yourself: “What is the level of my physical and emotional reserves?” Additionally, ask yourself: “What can I do tomorrow to replenish them instead of draining them?”

Prayer: Lord, teach me to live with foresight, cultivating habits that build lasting reserves. Grant me the wisdom not to waste what You have entrusted to me, and the perseverance to invest time, energy, and faith with consistency. When storms arise, remind me that You are my solid rock and that with You nothing will be lost. Amen.