Where the battle rages, the loyalty of the soldier is proved; and to be steady on all the battle-field besides is mere flight and disgrace to him if he flinches at that one point. - E. R. Charles
If you are a soldier, there are days where your duties are ordinary and uninteresting. A soldier who routinely shows up to bus the tables is steady as far as busboys go, but he isn't steady as far as soldiers go... yet. He is faithful as far as ancillary responsibilities of soldiers go, but not with respect to primary responsibilities. If that same soldier flakes when the battle rages, his loyalty and faithfulness as a soldier are suspect. He cannot compensate for his lack of courage at this moment by his abundance of bussing before. A soldier must soldier on when the battle is boring, but he MUST show up when the battle rages. That is the quintessential character of a soldier. Soldiers must be loyal when there are no bullets, but they aren't soldiers at all if they aren't loyal when there are.
Proverbs 24:10
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
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