Tension doesn’t always mean misalignment. In this episode, Mikel shows how pressure can be a form of preparation for the weight of your prayers.
Not all hard things mean something’s wrong. In this episode, Mikel reframes tension as a form of training—not punishment—and warns against confusing discomfort with misalignment. Through personal examples and James 1:4, he challenges you to stop bailing when things get hard and start embracing the stretch. Because if you run from the weight now, you won’t be able to carry the answer to the prayers you're praying later. This one’s for the leaders, creatives, and builders who want to grow strong enough to steward what they’ve been asking God for.
00:00 – Welcome to the Daily Fox Fuel
00:22 – Tension Isn’t Always Bad
00:54 – Don’t Confuse Tension with Misalignment
01:24 – Tension Is Training
01:36 – Tension Stretches Capacity and Sharpens Thinking
01:48 – If You Bail When It’s Tight, You Can’t Hold the Weight
02:45 – James 1:4 – Let Perseverance Finish Its Work
03:03 – Discomfort Might Be Growth
03:14 – Don’t Run from the Stretch—Learn to Hold
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#BuildResilience #HoldTheWeight #GrowThroughDiscomfort
Tension doesn’t always mean something’s wrong—it might mean you’re being trained. In this episode, Mikel reframes discomfort as preparation. Through James 1:4, he reminds us that perseverance produces maturity—and if we run every time it gets hard, we won’t be ready for the weight of what we’ve been praying for. Tension reveals capacity. It sharpens our thinking. And it’s often the cost of carrying something greater. So don’t run from the stretch. Learn how to hold it.