Every man will be tested. This pillar covers the actual battlefield: sexual purity, addictions, suffering, spiritual warfare, perseverance through long seasons. The lion is most himself when the night is darkest.
"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."— 1 Peter 5:8
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The shadow of this pillar
Despair after a fall. The counterfeit lion of self-condemnation that keeps a man from grace.
Every virtue can collapse into its counterfeit. Naming the shadow is part of holding the pillar honestly.