“Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come.”
— Proverbs 31:25 (NKJV)
Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come. The words lingered on the page as I sat at the edge of my bed, the morning light spilling softly through the window. I read them once… twice… slowly. Strength and honor. Not things you hang in a closet. Not something you buy. Something you wear with your life.
I rose and stood before the mirror. My reflection looked familiar, same face, same tired eyes, but my thoughts were unsettled. The day already felt demanding before it even began. Meetings. Decisions. Conversations I wasn’t sure I was ready to have. My hands hovered over the wardrobe, choosing what would cover me on the outside. But what about the inside? the Scripture whispered. Strength and honor are her clothing…
I breathed in deeply. Lord, I don’t feel strong today. The doubts came quietly. What if I fall short? What if I say the wrong thing? What if I’m not enough? Yet beneath the questions, another truth stirred, You don’t have to feel strong to be clothed in My strength.
As I stepped into the day, I realized that strength isn’t always bold. Sometimes it looks like patience when you want to react. Honor sometimes looks like doing what’s right when no one is watching. And rejoicing in time to come means trusting that God is already at work in the parts of my story I cannot yet see. Every morning, we make a choice about what we will “wear” on the inside. Fear and worry fit easily in a broken world, but God offers us something greater, spiritual garments of strength and honor. Strength reminds us that we are upheld by God, not by our own power. Honor reminds us to walk with integrity, purpose, and quiet confidence. When pressures rise and uncertainty lingers, remember this: you are not dressed for defeat. You are clothed for victory, growth, and future joy. What you wear in the spirit shapes how you walk in the world.
What has your heart been clothed in lately, confidence in God or concern about life? What would shift today if you intentionally chose to “put on” strength and honor?
Prayer: Gracious God, thank You for clothing me with strength when I feel weak and with honor when I feel unworthy. Help me to walk today in the garments You have placed upon my life. Teach me to trust You with what is ahead and to rejoice even before the breakthrough comes. I place my confidence in You alone.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
