Measurement of Strength

In the chutes and ladders of life there will be great days, horrible days, and everything in between. I would always get mad when people would tell me that God doesn’t give you more than you can handle. Many times I’d pray he didn’t think I could handle so much. I used to think that the moments we go through in life define us, I was wrong.

C. JoyBell C. phrases it the best, “The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.” We go through hardships, we go through growth and in the process we become who we are meant to be despite the trials and tribulations along the way. Those moments help us to build the resilience we need.

This past week has be filled with many incredible moments and blessings. Moments of walking across a stage to times of realizing how many blessings God sends on his time that will forever stay in my heart. Then there are those moments that come up to test you again. It is important to remember to use that resilience that has been building over time to get through it.

Life will always have the good with the bad, that part is inevitable. Don’t let it define you though. We are not what or who happens to us, we are the people we become in the process. Finding that resilience is a true measurement of strength. Finding those who can appreciate and love who we become in this process is God’s greatest gift.