Day 4 – Praise in the Pressure
Focus Scripture: Psalm 34:1 (NKJV)
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
Let’s be real, sis—this isn’t easy.
This is the kind of praise that costs something.
The kind of praise you give when your back is against the wall.
The kind of praise that rises not after the battle is over—but while you’re still bleeding.
Today is not about pretty worship.
It’s not about lifting your hands because everything is perfect.
Today is about raw, real, battle-born worship—the kind that emerges from the trenches and says:
“I STILL choose to bless Him.”
Can You Worship When You’re Weary?
Can you sing when your heart is shattered?
Can you raise a hallelujah through the heartbreak?
Can you offer up glory when grief is strangling your chest?
That’s the question before you today.
Because mature faith doesn’t wait until the miracle comes.
Mature faith says,
“I’ll praise Him right here—in the pressure, in the prison, in the pain—because I know who He is.”
This Praise Doesn’t Wait—It Wages War
This is war-time worship.
This is the sound of a woman who refuses to let the enemy silence her song.
Because here’s the truth:
- When praise goes up in the pressure, the chains begin to break.
- When praise rises in the storm, the atmosphere begins to shift.
- When you worship in your weariness, hell backs up—because your praise says, “I still believe God is worthy.”
Praise isn’t what we do after the fire.
Praise is how we walk through it.
For the Woman of
Encouraging Her Resilience
…
You’ve praised Him while navigating trauma.
You’ve smiled through the sting of shame.
You’ve danced in ashes, clapped with calloused hands, and wept in silence—
But still, you’ve kept a song in your spirit.
You are the kind of woman this challenge was made for.
You are the one who will rise out of the fire—not burned, not bitter—but blessed because you refused to let your pain steal your praise.
You’ve praised through poverty.
You’ve praised through addiction.
You’ve praised through heartbreak.
Now praise like the promise is already here.
There’s Power in Your Sound
Hell doesn’t fear your tears.
It fears your praise.
Because praise confuses the enemy.
Praise invites the glory.
Praise releases deliverance.
Praise reminds your soul who God is—and reminds your situation that you will not be moved.
Day 4 Challenge:
Find your voice again. Let praise rise above the pressure.
Here’s what I want you to do:
- Turn on a worship song that ignites your spirit.
- Write down everything you’ve been battling in silence.
- Next to each one, write a praise that declares God’s power over it.
- Then say out loud:
“I will bless the Lord at ALL times—this pressure will NOT steal my praise.”
Even if you can’t say it loudly—say it anyway.
Even if you’re crying while you say it—say it anyway.
Even if all you have is a whisper—Heaven still hears it as a weapon.
Today’s Declaration:
“My pressure will not silence my praise.
I will bless the Lord when it hurts.
I will worship when I’m weary.
I will lift my voice when the pain says be quiet.
I will bless Him at ALL times—
Not because of what I feel,
But because of who He is.
Praise is my power.
Praise is my posture.
Praise is my breakthrough.”
Sis, the storm may still be raging,
but the moment your praise rises—
everything in the spirit begins to shift.
Lift your voice.
Lift your head.
Because your praise is pushing you through.
Day 3 – The Fire Won’t Consume Me
Focus Scripture:
Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)
“When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
Sister, you may be in the fire, but the fire is not in you.
Read that again.
You may feel the heat.
You may feel the pressure.
You may feel like everything around you is falling apart…
But the flames will not consume you.
Why?
Because you carry something stronger than the fire inside of you—
You carry the presence of the living God.
The Fire Was Promised—But So Was His Protection
God never said we wouldn’t go through hard times.
He never said we wouldn’t be tested, betrayed, abandoned, or broken.
But He did say: “You will walk through the fire—BUT YOU WILL NOT BE BURNED.”
Let’s be clear—this promise doesn’t mean you won’t cry.
It doesn’t mean you won’t lose sleep.
It doesn’t mean you won’t feel like giving up.
It means the fire will refine you—not ruin you.
It means your trial will not have the final word—God will.
This Is Not Just Survival—This Is Refinement
The enemy wants you to believe you’re being destroyed.
But in reality—you’re being redefined.
The fire doesn’t come to burn away your identity.
It comes to burn away everything that’s not part of it.
- The shame that told you you’re too damaged
- The insecurity that said you’re not enough
- The trauma that tried to silence your voice
- The addiction that tried to own your future
- The generational curses that told you you’d never be free
The fire is not breaking you—it’s freeing you.
God is purifying you in this furnace.
And when you come out, you won’t look like what you’ve been through.
You’ll look like Jesus.
You Are Not What You’ve Been Through
Your story will not end in smoke.
Your identity is not your suffering.
You are not just a woman who survived.
You are a woman who is rising out of the flames with power, purpose, and authority.
You are walking evidence that fire can’t kill what God has called.
The same God who stood with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace is standing with you.
And guess what?
They came out unbound, untouched, and not even smelling like smoke.
And so will you.
For the Woman of
Encouraging Her Resilience
…
You’ve carried trauma, shame, and silent pain.
You’ve walked through emotional abuse, addiction, poverty, heartbreak, rejection, and spiritual warfare.
You’ve been through the kind of fires most people wouldn’t survive.
But here you are—still standing.
Why?
Because the fire was never sent to destroy you.
It was sent to reveal what can’t be burned.
And what can’t be burned, sis, is the God-given fire inside of you—
That resilience. That anointing. That calling. That faith. That oil.
This Is Your Moment
Stop asking God to take you out of the fire.
Start asking Him to show you what He’s doing inside of it.
Let the heat purify your motives.
Let the flames burn off everything false.
Let the pressure produce the oil.
Let the fire finish its work.
Day 3 Challenge:
Write a letter to the fire.
Tell it what it tried to take from you.
Then write what it actually produced in you.
End your letter with this declaration:
“You didn’t consume me—you revealed me.”
Today’s Declaration:
“This fire will not consume me.
It will not break me.
It will not silence me.
It will not change my name.
It will burn off what is not of God—
And it will reveal the woman I was always meant to be.
I am fire-tested. I am faith-filled. I am not afraid.
The flames are fierce—but so is my God.”
Sis, this fire is not the end.
It’s your transformation ground.
Step through it knowing: you are covered.
You are anointed.
And you will come out of this with no smell of smoke.
Day 2 – Faith That Doesn’t Flinch
Focus Scripture: Daniel 3:17–18 (NIV)
“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it… But even if he does not, we want you to know… we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
This is not the kind of faith you post about.
This is the kind of faith you bleed for.
The fire was real.
The threat was real.
The outcome was unknown.
But Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood before a furious king, looking death in the face, and said,
“Even if God doesn’t do it—we still won’t bow.”
That’s what today is about:
Faith that doesn’t flinch.
What Does It Mean to Have Fireproof Faith?
Fireproof faith doesn’t wait to see if God will show up before it decides to believe.
Fireproof faith says, “I know what He can do… but even if He doesn’t, I still trust Him.”
This isn’t soft faith.
This is warrior faith.
This is bold, blood-tested, storm-beaten, fully surrendered, not-my-will-but-Thine-be-done kind of faith.
This is what the women of Encouraging Her Resilience are being called to walk in.
So, How Do We Get That Kind of Faith?
1. You must know who your God is.
Before the fire comes, your mind must be made up. The time to prepare is before the test shows up. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego didn’t wait to figure it out at the furnace—they were already rooted in who God was to them.
You cannot stand firm on a foundation you haven’t built.
2. You must settle the “what if He doesn’t?” question.
Yes, God can. Yes, God is able.
But even if He doesn’t do it the way you want, will you still trust His plan?
Unshakable faith doesn’t rest on the outcome—it rests on His sovereignty.
3. You must silence every other voice but His.
The king’s threats. The crowd’s fear. The heat of the furnace.
Yet they still stood.
To walk in fireproof faith, you have to learn how to tune out the pressure around you—and turn up the voice of God within you.
4. You must activate your faith with action.
Faith without works is dead.
Standing is an action. Refusing to bow is an action. Walking into the fire with your head held high is an action.
Stop waiting for fear to disappear. Move forward in faith anyway.
What Do You Do When You Don’t Know the Outcome?
You don’t flinch.
You don’t fold.
You don’t negotiate with fear.
You say:
“Even if this fire burns up everything I hoped for—I will not bow.”
Because the real miracle isn’t just surviving the fire.
It’s being able to say, “I trust You,” before you even know how it ends.
When You Stand, Something Happens
Heaven stands with you.
Hell backs up.
And the fire that was meant to kill you becomes the very place God reveals Himself to you in ways you’ve never seen before.
When those three men were thrown in, a fourth man showed up.
They weren’t burned.
They weren’t broken.
They came out of the fire not even smelling like smoke.
That’s what happens when your faith doesn’t flinch.
Day 2 Challenge:
Write a declaration of faith that won’t back down.
- Start with what you’re facing.
- Then write: “But even if God doesn’t change this situation—I still trust Him.”
- End with a declaration of what you refuse to bow to.
Be bold. Be specific. Say it with your chest.
Let this declaration be your fireproof weapon against every lie, every fear, and every unknown.
Today’s Declaration
“My faith is not built on comfort—it’s built on conviction.
I know my God is able, and even if He doesn’t move the way I want Him to—I will not bow.
I will not shrink. I will not fold.
I will trust Him in the fire, because I know He is with me in the flames.
This is my stand.
This is my faith.
And it will not flinch.”
Today, you rise.
Not because the fire got easier.
But because your faith just got stronger.
Welcome to Day 2.
You’re not just walking through fire.
You’re walking through it free.
Day 1 – “Trusting God in the Dark”
Focus Scripture:
Psalm 23:4 (NLT) – “Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”
You’re in the valley. But the valley is not your grave.
There is something holy about being brought to the edge of yourself—
To that moment where you can’t see, can’t feel, can’t hear… and yet you choose to believe.
Trusting God in the dark is not just a discipline—it is a declaration of war against fear, doubt, and despair.
This day is for the woman who’s been crying out but hearing nothing.
This day is for the woman who’s still showing up while silently breaking down.
This day is for the woman who’s trying to keep faith alive while her world is falling apart.
If that’s you, keep reading—because today, God is calling you deeper.
What Does It Mean to Trust God in the Dark?
The darkness we’re talking about isn’t just physical. It’s spiritual silence. Emotional isolation. Mental exhaustion. A storm of unanswered prayers and relentless warfare.
It’s when the diagnosis comes and healing hasn’t.
It’s when the loved one walks away and reconciliation seems impossible.
It’s when the bank account is dry, the children are lost, and the weight of life is crushing your chest.
And all you hear is silence.
Yet Psalm 23:4 doesn’t avoid the valley—it walks through it. And it walks through it with courage.
David wasn’t fearless because the valley was easy. He was fearless because he knew who walked beside him.
This scripture doesn’t promise we’ll skip the storm.
It promises we won’t walk through it alone.
Trust Is Not Built in Comfort—It’s Forged in Crisis
Let’s be clear:
You don’t learn to trust God on the mountaintop. You learn in the wilderness.
You don’t discover His faithfulness when everything is going your way. You find it when everything is falling apart.
Why?
Because comfort makes us complacent.
But crisis? Crisis forces you to choose.
Will I run away—or run into His arms?
Will I numb the pain—or fall on my face and say, “Though You slay me, I will trust You anyway?”
Comfort never confronts your flesh.
Crisis breaks it—so your spirit can rise.
This is where the oil comes from.
This is where faith is refined.
This is where women of power are formed—not in palaces, but in the fire.
When You Feel Abandoned—But Choose to Believe Anyway
Let’s get honest.
Sometimes God feels far.
Sometimes you wonder if He sees what’s happening.
Sometimes you’re tempted to believe the enemy when he whispers, “God’s not listening.”
But the Word of God is louder than your fears.
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” – Psalm 34:18
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Deuteronomy 31:6
“I will not leave you comfortless.” – John 14:18
He doesn’t run from your darkness—He draws near to it.
He doesn’t abandon you in the fire—He walks through it with you.
He is not absent. He is not late.
He is right beside you—training your heart to believe even when you can’t see.
Today’s Spiritual Challenge
Write a Prayer of Trust in the Dark
Find a quiet place.
Silence the noise.
Open your journal.
Write a prayer that reflects your real pain—but ends in real faith.
Here’s how to begin:
- “Lord, I don’t understand this season, but I trust You.”
- “God, I feel forgotten, but I know You are faithful.”
- “Even when I cannot trace Your hand, I will trust Your heart.”
- “Even in the silence, I believe You are speaking.”
Let this be your act of spiritual warfare.
Let it be your first step toward breakthrough.
Let your pen prophesy your freedom.
Bold Declaration for Day 1
“I may be in the valley, but I am not alone.
I may be in the dark, but I am not blind.
I will trust Him when I cannot see.
I will believe Him when I cannot feel.
My faith is not built on signs, it’s built on who He is.
God is with me. He is for me.
And even here—I trust Him.”
Sis, Day 1 is not about pretending. It’s about pressing in.
This is not a pity party—this is a place of power.
This is where giants fall.
This is where faith rises.
You are not a victim of your valley.
You are a warrior in training.
Now write. Declare. Trust.
You’re in the dark.
But you are not defeated.
This is only the beginning.
Day 0 Blog – “I’m Still Standing”
Welcome to the 5-Day Challenge: “Though He Slay Me, Yet Will I Trust Him”
Job 13:15 – “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”
This is not just a challenge. This is a cry from the depths of a woman’s soul.
This is for the woman who’s walked through fire and still smells like worship.
For the woman who’s fought silent battles no one clapped for.
For the woman who’s had her back against the wall, heart broken in pieces, eyes swollen from crying… and yet—she didn’t fold.
Sis, you may be bruised, but you are not broken.
You may feel the flames, but you will not be consumed.
You may be tired, but you’re still standing—and that alone makes you dangerous.
This challenge was created for
you.
The one who keeps trusting even though it hurts.
The one who keeps praying even when Heaven feels silent.
The one who keeps believing even when the outcome is unclear.
You’ve lost things you didn’t deserve to lose.
You’ve cried prayers nobody ever heard.
You’ve walked through fires that should’ve destroyed you.
But you’re still here. Still pressing. Still believing.
And that means your story isn’t over.
This is Day 0 – “I’m Still Standing.”
Before we begin, before the devotionals, before the scriptures—let’s pause.
Let’s silence the noise.
Let’s stop pretending.
Let’s stop hiding.
And let’s be honest with God.
Today is not about doing. Today is about being—being raw, being vulnerable, being real.
This is the day where you tell your truth.
Where you lay your pain at His feet and say,
“Lord, this is where I am—but I’m choosing to trust You anyway.”
You are not alone.
This challenge is a sacred space for the women of Encouraging Her Resilience—a space for women who know pain, but who are hungry for power.
Women who have been through trauma, addiction, abuse, loss, disappointment, depression, betrayal, abandonment—and yet have not let go of their faith.
We are not gathered for hype.
We are gathered for healing.
We are gathered for fire-tested trust.
Day 0 Assignment
Today, you journal.
You reflect.
You pour it out.
You begin to release what you’ve been carrying in silence.
Ask yourself:
- Why am I here?
- What fire am I standing in?
- What do I believe God is still able to do—even now?
Be honest. Be bold. Be broken if you must.
But do not be silent.
There is power in your voice.
There is deliverance in your honesty.
There is healing in your surrender.
Say This Out Loud:
“I’m still standing. Not because life was easy. Not because I had all the answers. But because God never left me. And I will trust Him—even in this.”
Welcome to Day 0.
This is the beginning of a deeper walk.
A holy confrontation with your pain—and a sacred rebuilding of your trust in God.
This is your moment. Your fire. Your faith. Your fight.
And you are not alone.
Let’s begin.
