How do you measure a life when what you are able to DO is so limited? The answer must be found in who you ARE. A grand sequoia stands tall whether or not there is someone to measure it. A flower blooms whether or not there is someone to enjoy it. A faithful warrior will be remembered well not just for their victories but for their valor.
Valor is found not only on the battlefield but in the living room, where children learn enduring values from loving parents. Valor is found where a friend stands up for a friend and where a stranger is welcomed into the community fold. Valor lives where the sick are not forgotten, where the needy do not go unnoticed. Valor is lifted up where we don’t surrender to the mocking ways of society but stand firm for what is right. Valor is found in faithful love and generous compassion. Valor waits at every bend of the road of our unpredictable lives.
As your life is measured, don’t you want the ruler to be one of valor?
“The Lord is with you oh mighty man of valor.” Judges 6:12
