I've been reading this fantastic book by Christian Moore called the Resilience Break Through. His believes that for a person who is ready to give up the best help they can receive are the skills associated with resilience.  To be resilient means you must lay down your pride and be vulnerable long enough to take the risks necessary to achieve a breakthrough.  

One of my favorite quotes in his book is, " If you are not willing to be wrong and sometimes fail - to be vulnerable and take a risk- you'll never come up with something original".  Moore later adds that in order for one to be vulnerable he or she must first let go of the fixed mind set and trade it for a growth mindset.  He quotes Dr. Carol Dweck saying that, the growth mindset it to "believe that a person's true potential is unknown ( and unknowable)."  

While our true potential may be unknown to us personally, it has been fully planned by the God of the Universe. He has this wonderful plan for our lives that is ours for the taking if we seek him first.  And that moment when we are so down, we just need God, he is there to pick us up and provide us with his promises.  

As I read this book I immediately thought how true it is that resilience is what "gets us through" life.  It is that thing that saves us from the darkest, deepest pit.  And though I have not read far enough into this book to see where Christian Moore draws his resiliency skills from, I kept thinking, "this is biblical, everything he is writing about can be found in the teachings of Jesus."  Pastor Joyce gives us insight into that teaching today in her post  God is Able. Take a moment to find your own resilience as you read her word for the day. 

God is Able February 2

The moment we receive Jesus Christ as the Lord of our life, God starts something in our spirit that He fully intends to complete.  There is only one way to stop the flow of His plan for our life and that is by choosing not to follow the blue print that he has already designed for us from the beginning.

Paul says in his letter to the Philippians, “I am confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Every day, in every way through every situation and circumstance, God is working in us to get our attention so that we will look carefully at the purpose for our life.

Paul also said, “I know who I believe and am fully persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day.” God is able accomplish things beyond what we are even capable of thinking.  Whatever we commit to Him, and leave it with Him, He will make it happen.  It may not happen in ways that we imagine or in the time we expect but by faith we hang onto what we know and we live with expectation that we will live a significant life in the Kingdom of God.

Never allow discouragement or disappointments rob you of the joy of knowing that you were not just saved from hell, you were born with a fabulous meaningful purpose.  At the proper time it will come and will not tarry.  The psalmist said, “I look to the hills, where my help comes from.”  Everything in the Bible was written that our joy might be complete and the joy of the Lord is our strength.  It’s time to get happy.