When you don’t have faith that your situation will turn, it will never turn. Our minds are a powerful thing. It will allow us to stay in a negative state of mind longer than we intended too. It will allow us to miss our blessings because our mindset was clouded. We must be in a sober state of mind and have faith to see God work some things out.
What do I mean by weathered, in a storm some things like houses or cars can still withstand the storm, but has some wear and tear on it from when debris was flying in the air and hit the car so hard it cracked the windshield, or hit the side of the house where it caused deeply plunged scratches on the side of the house.