And here’s the thing. Our brokenness does not disqualify us from living victoriously and making an impact with our lives. In fact, it’s the very thing that qualifies us. It puts us in the race. It gives us a platform to speak into others’ lives. It gives us skin in game. I mean, after all, we can’t make an impact in a broken world without having been broken ourselves, right?
Used to think I could be strong and resilient if I could just conjured up enough strength within myself to overcome whatever life threw at me. To pull myself up by my bootstraps, so to speak. But I don’t believe that anymore. Instead, I believe true resilience and strength comes from knowing God. Knowing His heart toward you, that you are loved beyond measure by the Creator and sustainer of all things. Knowing who God made you to be, that there is a purpose for your life that is beyond your wildest dreams. It comes from a place of healing or working toward that end, a perspective of your past, present and future that is rooted in Truth, the belief that God has good things planned for your future, and a connection to people who spur you on toward being the person you were created to be.
True strength is rooted and grounded in Jesus. He alone has the strength we need to not only endure the ups and downs of life but to thrive in the midst of them.
