Quotes about Resilience

Remember, disappointment is cured by revamped expectations.

Bloodstains, tearstains are everywhere. Joseph's heart was rubbed raw against the rocks of disloyalty and miscarried justice. Yet time and time again God redeemed the pain. The torn robe became a royal one. The pit became a palace. The broken family grew old together. The very acts intended to destroy God's servant turned out to strengthen him.

Out of the lions' den for Daniel, the prison for Peter, the whale's belly for Jonah, Goliath's shadow for David the storm for the disciples, disease for the lepers, doubt for Thomas, the grave for Lazarus, and the shackles for Paul. God gets us through stuff.

If the story of Joseph teaches us anything, it is this: we have a choice. We can wear our hurt or wear our hope. We can outfit ourselves in our misfortune, or we can clothe ourselves in God's providence. We can cave in to the pandemonium of

Mike Hyatt, and the Thomas

You may be out of options, but according to the Bible you are never out of hope.

When we would say, 'No way,' he would say, 'My way.

You can't control the weather. You aren't in charge of the economy. You can't undo the tsunami or unwreck the car, but you can map out a strategy. Remember, God is in this crisis. Ask him to give you an index card—sized plan, two or three steps you can take today.

Don't get sucked into short-term thinking. Your struggles will not last forever, but you will.

Failure is a form of quicksand. Take immediate action or you'll be sucked under.

God can turn any tragedy into a triumph, if only you will wait and watch.

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