Resilience

[birdelljerome]

Resilience

Read for This Week's Study: Job 19:25; James 5:10, 11; Ruth 1; Esther 2; 2 Cor. 11:23 - 28; Phil. 4:11 - 13.

Psalms 46:1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an everpresent help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging".

Resilience is the process of facing adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or extreme stress and "bouncing back" successfully without becoming too negatively affected by the experience. The concept has received growing attention because of the usefulness of possessing a reasonable amount of resilience in the face of lifes difficulties. After all, who among us doesnt face major stressors, in one form or another? The question is, How can we have the resilience to deal with what happens and not be destroyed emotionally in the process?

The Bible tells us of individuals who had to face adversity but who, through Gods grace, bounced back and overcame their problems. Despite difficult circumstances and even flaws in their characters, they were able to be used by God because they had the resilience to press on ahead, even amid adverse circumstances.[/color)

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Good Thoughts, Birdjerome!