Resilience Again

As you know I am a huge baseball fan and even a bigger follower of Christ. In some of my past blogs I have written about the importance and necessity in life for resilience. That is, if you ever really want to amount to anything it is very important. Because the bottom line in life is that we are going to fail, have hard times and struggles. The measure of greatness is the ability to bounce back or be resilient.

I was proud of the Rangers tonight. Last night they took a crushing blow from a team they have proven they can beat, as a matter of fact they lost the game needing only one strike for the victory. The Red Sox made an incredible come back and stole the game from them as sometimes happens in baseball. For a moment the season seemed to be over. But after the game Michael Young (third baseman) was asked "is it hard to bounce back from a game like this?", he responds "no, it's easy". It's easy because Michael knows what it means to be resilient. That when you get knocked down the only option you have is to get back up. Tonight they showed the ability to not struggle in defeat will set you in motion for victory. And of course they were triumphant!

So next time you fall down, get up! Use that God given ability to bounce back in even the most extreme disappointment. Be Resilient!