Quotes about Resilience

When we long for life without difficulty, remind us that oaks grow strong under contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

But," you may ask, "how can we forget the unkind things that are said...the cruel and unfair treatment one has received? How can we simply forget these things? It is not as simple as that!" There is just one sure way. Never talk about them, and never think about them. If you want to forget something, never speak even to your dearest friend about it. When it bobs into your mind, banish it at once. It will surprise you how quickly you can forget anything by that treatment.

When we long for a live without difficulties, remind us that diamonds are made under pressure and oaks grow strong in contrary winds.

Be willing to tolerate the discomfort necessary for growth.

We make choices to trust God, to wait on God, to obey God, to stick with God, to remain faithful when everything in us wants to quit and run.

Pain has an amazing ability to open us to new truth and to get us moving.

Mature spiritual leadership is forged in the crucible of difficult conversations, the pressure of conflicted relationships, the pain of setbacks, and dark nights of the soul.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing."6

What are the hurricane winds, internal and external, that prevent us from becoming all God intends?

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.