Turn the other cheek

I've spent the last few days trying to keep calm and walk in faith. I was so excited that the main part of the house was getting moved on Thursday. All day I waited to hear that it was on the property only to find out it was stuck in Peabody due to water over the road. They have to take county roads and stay off highways due to the size of the house. So I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows.

I had to run some errands early this morning and for some reason the scripture about turning the other cheek skittered through my mind. I always assumed it meant a person should be humble before the Lord. When someone treats you bad you shouldn't retaliate but, for some reason, I received a different interpretation this morning.

It occurred to me that when a person gets hit hard enough, often enough, its not being humble that turns the other cheek. It's simply reaching a place when getting hit loses potency. When life smacks you hard, you simply turn your face, show your other cheek and say, Is that all you got? Try again because I'm not going down. It's not a place of humbleness but one of strength. Or perhaps desensitization to the power of fear.

Anyway, I've been thinking about this all day. Looking at it from a different angle. At least, its distracting me for awhile.