Quotes about Resilience

The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.

When someone gives you offense, it doesn't mean you have to take it.

If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, we will never lose our value in God's eyes.

Our past may explain why we're suffering, but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

When you put your feet on the floor every morning, Hell should shake!

Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you've been through, it's never too late to begin again.

The mind is the battlefield.

Don't receive condemnation when you have setbacks or bad days. Just get back up, dust yourself off, and start again.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you. Isaiah 43:2

Habakkuk 3:19 says that the way we develop hind's feet (a hind is an animal that can climb mountains swiftly) is "to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon" the "high places [of trouble, suffering or responsibility]!" The way God helps us make spiritual progress is by being with us to strengthen and encourage us to "keep on keeping on" in rough times. It's easy to quit; it takes faith to go through.

If you desire victory over your problems, if you truly want to live the resurrection life, you must have backbone and not just wishbone! You must be active—not passive. Right action begins with right thinking. Don't be passive in your mind. Start today choosing right thoughts.