Tony’s Soldiers of Light Sundays™: Still Standing: Faith That Carries Us Through Loss

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
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WHEN THE WEIGHT IS REAL

Soldier of Light Against Darkness™,some days arrive carrying more weight than others.

Not days we celebrate. Not days we announce loudly. Just days we acknowledge quietly.

Today marks 11 years since my father passed. Yesterday, I stood in Memphis and attended the funeral of my cousin.

Life continued. Faith remained. But the weight was present.

There are moments when grief doesn’t scream—it sits. It doesn’t demand attention—it simply exists.

And faith doesn’t erase those moments. Faith walks through them.

This message isn’t about loss taking over. It’s about faith that carries us through loss—steady, grounded, and unbroken.

⚔️ SOLDIERS STILL FEEL

One of the great lies soldiers believe is that strength means silence.

But strength does not mean you feel nothing. Strength means you keep going while feeling something.

Grief does not cancel faith.Loss does not erase calling. Pain does not mean God has stepped away.

Jesus Himself wept. Not because He lacked power—but because He loved deeply.

“Jesus wept.” — John 11:35

Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™ are not emotionless. They are anchored.

🛡️ GRIEF IS NOT A DETOUR FROM PURPOSE

Grief does not mean you’ve left the path.It means you are human on the path.

God does not pause your calling because you are mourning.He walks with you while you mourn.

Loss refines perspective.

It deepens compassion.

It strengthens empathy.

It matures faith.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” — Psalm 34:18

Not distant.

Not disappointed.

Close.

🔥 REMEMBRANCE WITHOUT BEING CONSUMED

There is a holy balance between remembering and being overtaken.

We remember:

not to live backward
not to remain stuck
not to reopen wounds

But to honor what shaped us.

We acknowledge loss because love existed.

We acknowledge pain because connection mattered.

And then—we keep moving forward.

That is not disrespect.

That is strength.

⚔️ WHEN FAITH HOLDS YOU UP

Some days you don’t carry faith. Faith carries you.

You still pray.

You still show up.

You still speak life.

You still stand.

Not because it’s easy—but because God has been faithful before,and He will be faithful again.

“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” — Psalm 23:4

Notice the wording:

Walk through.

Not stay.

Not stop.

Not be consumed.

🙏🏾 DECLARATIONS FOR DAYS LIKE THIS

Speak these gently, not forcefully:

I acknowledge my loss without losing my faith.
I honor memory without being bound by it.
God is near even when the day is heavy.
I am still standing because God is still faithful.
Grief does not define me—God does.
I move forward carrying love, not despair.
The Light still leads me.

✨ S.O.L.A.D.™ CONNECTION

In S.O.L.A.D.™: Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™, the team learns early that battles aren’t only external.

Some are internal.

Some are emotional.

Some are quiet.

Loss does not remove a soldier from the mission. It deepens their resolve.

The Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™ understand that memory can strengthen—not weaken—when it is held with faith.

They don’t ignore loss. They carry it with honor and keep moving forward.

🗡️ FINAL CHARGE — STILL STANDING

Soldier of Light Against Darkness™, today may be heavy—but you are still standing.

Standing doesn’t mean untouched. It means unbroken.

You are allowed to remember. You are allowed to feel. You are allowed to pause.

But you are also allowed to keep going.

And you will.

Because the same God who carried you through yesterdayis carrying you today and will carry you tomorrow.

“The Lord will give strength to His people.” — Psalm 29:11

Still standing. Still faithful. Still moving forward.

📚 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I’m Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., author of the S.O.L.A.D.™: Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™ novel series. These stories remind us that faith does not erase loss—but it gives us the strength to walk through it with purpose, dignity, and hope.

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