Resilient People (Part 1 and 2)

“We are hard pressed.” – 2 Corinthians 4:8

Life never seems to go the way we want it.  For some cards are dealt to us that we would never expect and I think the Apostle Paul knew that the best when he writes: “We are hard pressed…but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed.”  The fact is everyone has the choice to be resilient in any situation that we face in life and we choose to be depressed and complain about it, or we can choose to rise above it for personal growth.  Resilient people have four traits that allow them to face difficult times:

  1. They take control of their lives – Instead of blaming others for their problems and never rising to the occasion they see their own strengths and begin to influence what they can, instead of focusing on what they cannot.
  2. They surround themselves with the right people – This is so important especially in today’s society where it seems every just goes with the flow.  There are a few who don’t and those are the people you should surround yourselves with.  That’s why fellowship and small groups within the church are vital to the members because you will begin to lean on God through the church body.
  3. They allow pain to spur growth – Sometimes pain or failures are the best situations that promote growth in your life.  It’s almost like falling into a pit, and it forces you to become stronger to be able to climb out.  You can’t fall any lower than you already are, and the only direction you can go is up!
  4. They insist on changing what they can – Attitude is a very important factor on being resilient.  You can draw from God and learn to control the one thing you can control – yourself.

I don’t know what situations you are facing, or the cards that life has dealt you, but even though we are hard pressed, we can be resilient.


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