The rain fell without mercy on the final day of the Navy Festival. Uniform soaked. Rifle steady. Eyes forward. A petty officer stood at attention beside the flag, unmoved.
Most people pray for storms to pass, but God often uses storms to reveal who has been built in secret.
It took me to Matthew 14, when Peter stepped onto the water. The storm did not stop. The wind did not ease. But as long as his focus was right, he stood above what should have taken him under.
When you are anchored in purpose, even a storm becomes a stage.
That is what I saw in her. Not just discipline, alignment. She did not survive the storm. She stood through it, and became the message.
