February 23rd, 2026
By: Angie Drummonds
What Will Sustain You
Friends … I want to ask you a question.
What will be sustainable for the long haul?
Because there is a kind of faith that feels strong in a moment, and there is a kind of faith that remains strong through a lifetime. Emotional moments are powerful. Worship encounters are beautiful. But emotions alone cannot carry us through pressure. Inspiration alone cannot sustain us in trials. And the truth is, pressure reveals what is rooted.
Jesus told a parable about seeds that sprang up quickly with joy… but when trouble came, they withered because they had no root. That means it is possible to respond to truth, and still not be rooted in it.
Roots grow in hidden places.
Roots grow slowly.
Roots grow deep.
And a real relationship with Jesus Christ is not built only in public moments… it is built in private surrender. It is built when no one is watching. It is built in daily obedience. It is built when we choose truth over comfort… faith over fear… surrender over control.
Jesus also said the wise person builds their life on the rock. The foolish person builds on sand. We all know the story and the little song we used to sing… “The wise man built his house upon the rock… the foolish man built his house upon the sand…”
Both heard His words. Both experienced storms. But only one remained standing. The one built upon the rock!
The difference was not the storm… The difference was the foundation. A sustainable Christian life is not one that avoids storms, it is one that stands through them. We cannot live on what we heard in church last week. We cannot survive on borrowed faith. We cannot remain faithful to surface-level devotion. We must know Him for ourselves. His Word must anchor us. His presence must steady us. His Spirit must lead us. Because there will be moments of temptation. There will be seasons of pressure. There will be times when no one sees what choice you make.
And in those moments… what is rooted will be revealed.
Scripture tells us not to be hearers only, but doers of the Word. It’s not just enough to hear it… we must live it. Faith that lasts is faith that abides. Faith that endures is faith that is rooted. A tree does not grow deep roots during a storm… it survives the storm because the roots were grown beforehand.
So my question is, are you rooted?
Because those who are rooted will not fall when pressure comes… They will stand. They will endure. They will be found faithful. And that is the kind of life that honors Jesus! Not a momentary response… but a lifelong devotion. And that is my desire, to be found faithful at the end of this race.
Like Paul declared, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” Timothy 4:7.
That should be what we all want… to finish strong.
Not just start with passion… but end with perseverance.
Not just respond in moments… but remain for a lifetime.
Because it is not how we start that matters most. It is how we finish that truly means something.
So may our lives be rooted deeply in Christ, steady in every storm, faithful in every season…
And when our race is complete, may we be found faithful, may our roots be deep enough to be sustainable. And may this life we’ve lived honor the Lord the way it should!
What Will Sustain You
Friends … I want to ask you a question.
What will be sustainable for the long haul?
Because there is a kind of faith that feels strong in a moment, and there is a kind of faith that remains strong through a lifetime. Emotional moments are powerful. Worship encounters are beautiful. But emotions alone cannot carry us through pressure. Inspiration alone cannot sustain us in trials. And the truth is, pressure reveals what is rooted.
Jesus told a parable about seeds that sprang up quickly with joy… but when trouble came, they withered because they had no root. That means it is possible to respond to truth, and still not be rooted in it.
Roots grow in hidden places.
Roots grow slowly.
Roots grow deep.
And a real relationship with Jesus Christ is not built only in public moments… it is built in private surrender. It is built when no one is watching. It is built in daily obedience. It is built when we choose truth over comfort… faith over fear… surrender over control.
Jesus also said the wise person builds their life on the rock. The foolish person builds on sand. We all know the story and the little song we used to sing… “The wise man built his house upon the rock… the foolish man built his house upon the sand…”
Both heard His words. Both experienced storms. But only one remained standing. The one built upon the rock!
The difference was not the storm… The difference was the foundation. A sustainable Christian life is not one that avoids storms, it is one that stands through them. We cannot live on what we heard in church last week. We cannot survive on borrowed faith. We cannot remain faithful to surface-level devotion. We must know Him for ourselves. His Word must anchor us. His presence must steady us. His Spirit must lead us. Because there will be moments of temptation. There will be seasons of pressure. There will be times when no one sees what choice you make.
And in those moments… what is rooted will be revealed.
Scripture tells us not to be hearers only, but doers of the Word. It’s not just enough to hear it… we must live it. Faith that lasts is faith that abides. Faith that endures is faith that is rooted. A tree does not grow deep roots during a storm… it survives the storm because the roots were grown beforehand.
So my question is, are you rooted?
Because those who are rooted will not fall when pressure comes… They will stand. They will endure. They will be found faithful. And that is the kind of life that honors Jesus! Not a momentary response… but a lifelong devotion. And that is my desire, to be found faithful at the end of this race.
Like Paul declared, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” Timothy 4:7.
That should be what we all want… to finish strong.
Not just start with passion… but end with perseverance.
Not just respond in moments… but remain for a lifetime.
Because it is not how we start that matters most. It is how we finish that truly means something.
So may our lives be rooted deeply in Christ, steady in every storm, faithful in every season…
And when our race is complete, may we be found faithful, may our roots be deep enough to be sustainable. And may this life we’ve lived honor the Lord the way it should!
1 Comment
It truly does rain on the just and the unjust, but my sustenance remains this, that I cling to the rock (Christ Jesus), when the rain pounds harder, I cling tighter. He has never failed me and there is nothing else as secure as that.