The Training You Didn’t Ask For

Some of the battles we fight didn’t come from poor decisions.

They were assigned.

That discomfort you keep trying to pray away—

It’s not punishment.

It’s preparation.

You weren’t meant to be spared from the pressure.

You were meant to grow under it.

This is how God makes leaders.

He hides them in obscurity,

Trains them in silence,

And uses pressure to build precision.

That’s why certain struggles don’t disappear.

They shape your spiritual callouses.

They kill the old you in layers.

They teach you how to obey in fire instead of comfort.

And if it feels like you’re being sharpened on every side—

Good.

That means the sword is almost ready.

Stay disciplined.

Stay obedient.

You’re not being destroyed.

You’re being developed.

~ Praise God

CarMichael | The Voice of Strength