
How do you increase your resilience to make it through tough times?
Resilience gives you the psychological ability to cope with any crisis. If you learn skills to deal with and handle tough times together with trusting in God, you will find that building resilience is easier. Especially when adversity strikes and you have to seek new ways to rebuild or restart your life. The circumstances of loss or change can be debilitating and unavoidable. Search for doable ways to increase your core resilience within inevitable and difficult stages in life. Have a look at these thoughts which help enhance your road with doable ways to build resilience and become a more resilient person.
1| Realise Your Potential
Are you able to reflect and see positive aspects of past challenges?
To negotiate difficulties with confidence and believe in yourself. Because of your values or faith?
I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
2| Forward Planning
Do you set realistic goals and work towards them?
Easily identify problems. Then proactively prepare for challenging situations and adapt your goals as situations demand.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair…
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
3| Exhibit Self-Control
Have you developed patterns and choices that are healthy?
From dealing with your emotions to building good eating habits and exercise plans. That restructure the way you think about negative situations and react to bad events. In addition to finding time to acquire knowledge and study incorporating periods to relax and rest too.
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Proverbs 19:20
4| Mindset Adjustment
Can you think rationally and realistically?
With the ability to appreciate life and show gratitude. In addition to being aware of the effect your thoughts have on your well-being and behaviour. While listening to the viewpoints of others and adjusting your expectations accordingly.
Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do.
Joshua 1:9
5| Optimistic habits
Do you control your impulses?
Create processes that help you lead an organised life. Recover well from setbacks and have the ability to re-orientate yourself to diverse circumstances.
Learning how to think through possible consequences of actions allows you to tolerate ambiguity.
Be strong in the Lord, relying on His mighty strength. Put on the whole armour of God so you are able to stand against the enemies strategies.
Ephesians 6:10-14
6| Good Connections
Have you found a community where you have a sense of belonging?
People you can rely on. Or can appropriately share emotions or difficult situations with trusted people. And know how to access professional support and utilise emotional guidance to turn to if needed.
Do nothing from selfish ambition of conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3
Conclusion
Will you be conpetent and confident to cope with things you cannot control? Problems are insurmountable, in turn stress is inescapable, but the way you perceive situations and avoid seeing everything as a crisis assists you to build resilience with these 6 doable ways.
Share your thoughts…
What do you have in your toolbox of techniques that makes you resilient?
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Love these, especially #4! My mindset is everything.
Very encouraging message. 🙂
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Thanks Lisa!
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Thanks Melissa!
These are good. I have to get better at setting and working towards realistic goals.
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Thanks Brittany!
I enjoyed reading this article again, Ava. This is my favorite thing, “We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.” Stephen Covey
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So glad you enjoyed this. Thanks Karen!