08/19/2026
PROVERBS 28 — WALKING IN TRUTH 🦁
This morning I prayed and asked God for direction and clarity. I wasn’t asking Him to show me what I wanted to see. I asked Him to show me what I needed to see.
Then I read Proverbs 28.
“The righteous are as bold as a lion.”
That spoke deeply to me.
Bold doesn’t mean reckless.
It doesn’t mean arrogant.
It doesn’t mean angry.
It means being willing to speak truth when silence would be easier. To stand up for people who don’t have a voice. To confront what is wrong without becoming what I’m confronting.
Proverbs 28 also reminds us that those who conceal wrongdoing will not prosper, while those who walk in integrity will be protected.
But this is where God challenged me:
There is a difference between pursuing justice and pursuing revenge. There is a difference between righteous anger and bitterness. There is a difference between seeing something and having the wisdom to know what to do with it.
So my prayer is simple:
Verify before I accuse.
Pray before I speak.
Seek wisdom before I act.
Speak truth with grace.
Protect the vulnerable without trying to play God.
Confront wrongdoing without allowing my heart to become hardened.
I’ve seen enough in this life to know that people can manipulate systems, misuse trust, and exploit vulnerable people.
But I refuse to become cynical because I’ve witnessed corruption.
I refuse to become bitter because I’ve been hurt.
And I refuse to fight every battle simply because I see it.
My responsibility isn’t to control the outcome.
My responsibility is to remain faithful.
I will walk boldly, but humbly.
I will speak truth, but with grace.
I will pursue justice, but leave vengeance to God.
I will defend the vulnerable, but remember that Jesus is their Savior—not me.
And I will never allow the darkness I encounter to change the light God placed inside of me.
The lion can be bold, but the lion still has a Shepherd.
🦁✝️
