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 “We need strength of heart, strength of mind, strength of spirit. A strength that prevails. Because there are forces urging us to quit.” John Eldredge, Resilient
    
Resilience is often an underrated virtue. It may be because resilience requires adversity to acquire the virtue. Those that are in the middle of hardship or facing disappointment often are pitied. No one says, “Wow! Look at him building resilience and bouncing back. That’s amazing!” Resilience is a muscle that only gets stronger if used. The duration and perseverance it takes to build resilience may go unnoticed.

We are made to last and not give up. One of my favorite scenes in the movie, Facing the Giants, is when the coach blindfolds his player and makes them do the death crawl. The coach is on the field right next to the player yelling,” Don’t give up! Keep going!”

'Death Crawl' scene from 'Facing the Giants' - Incredible Motivation!

So much of the work here on earth is pushing against darkness. It is every day and can feel overwhelming, but His mercies are new every morning and He is sooo faithful. We must keep pressing forward and not looking at how far the end zone seems to be.

It is during the building, the struggle, the long road, that God develops us. He designed us to last and persevere.  Philippians 1:6 says, He will not finish His work until the day of completion, so we can’t give up on ourselves. He is not giving up on us!

Developing resilience involves training your brain to focus on what God has given you and focusing on His story that He is writing.We don’t always control the story that is being written, but there is confidence in that the Lord promised to be with us and that He will supply what we need to resist the enemy. Look for His glory in His excellent story. Don’t quit!

Leah Rabb
Elementary Education Principal
Logos Preparatory Academy