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RESILIENCE
Resilience is not about how many times you get knocked down; it is about how many times you get back up.
It is the ability to rebuild our lives and bounce back.
Webster defines resilience as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, the ability of a substance (faith) or an object to spring back into shape.
There are many things in our lives that can cause us to be knocked down; for example, health, death, loss, family issues, jobs, finances, disappointments, setbacks, failures, and trauma.We all respond differently to any one of these stresses. Many of us respond with unhealthy coping strategies like putting up walls of self-protection or falling into despair and/or hopelessness. But how can we bounce back without responding in unhealthy ways?
I am glad you asked! By renewing our minds, as I spoke about in my last blog. We have to be able to shift our thinking; change our focus.
Colossians 3:2–3 says to Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 4:8 tells us Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me, put it into practice.
So “bouncing back” is a choice, not a reaction. We can react with fear, anger, resentment, or a “religious response.” We can also skip over change by denial or by stuffing it down. Or, we can choose to respond from a place of intimacy with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Phil 2:13 says For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
Zechariah 4:6 Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord.
Psalms 119:28 Strengthen me according to Your Word.
So you see, it is not through our own ability or self-strength that we bounce back. No, it is by choosing to shift our thinking, which is done by renewing our minds in Christ. Our minds are transformed as we get into and focus our thoughts on God’s Word, then His thoughts become our thoughts, and in His power, we are able to “bounce back” well!
Blessings,
Lynda Renne
Sanctioned Love
