This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to be the worship leader at a church’s 127th anniversary (it was a great celebration!). As I read the church’s history, I thought about the fact that over 127 years, the members of the church had to be resilient to continue the church’s work for all those years. What does resiliency mean? One of the definitions of resiliency from Dictionary.com is “the ability of a person to adjust to or readily recover from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc.” I would imagine that over 127 years, the church faced many challenging times, and yet, they are still in existence today and fulfilling their mission! What about you? Each of us will face (or has faced) challenges and adversity. How do we handle them? Do we allow them to derail our goals and purpose, or are we resilient and “adjust to or readily recover” from them? We have a choice in how we use what’s happened to us; we can choose to be stuck in the negative or we choose to use difficulties to make us better. I encourage you to choose the latter! Use the past to learn lessons that can serve you in the future. Use the past to remind you that if you survive one difficult experience that you can survive another one. Use your memory of the past to remind you of how far you’ve come. Then move forward with resiliency! Life happens to all of us, but we don’t have to allow it to stop us! When I experienced challenges, I needed to pause for a little while to recover emotionally and mentally, but then I kept going. It’s ok to pause…just don’t stop! I hope this message helps you in whatever you may be facing. Resiliency is key to ensuring your success, even in the face of hard things. |
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