Resilience Part 5 | Don't Give Up, Just Show Up!

<p>As we continue with our series on Resilience, Pastor Megan takes us through a journey of encouragement and not giving up in the Lord. </p><p><br></p><p>Last week Pastor Bruce mentioned John 15: 4 which reminds us that we can't do anything apart from God, therefore we shouldn't even try. However, as humans, we sometimes try to do things by our own strength and we end up running dry and then we try to draw from our personal strength. However, it should not be like that - if we draw from Him, if we remain in Him, then we will have life - we won't run dry. </p><p><br></p><p>As believers, we need to constantly tap into our source that is Jesus and draw from His strength and His leading. This doesn't mean we won't have struggles, but rather when we do, we will be anchored because we are connected to our life source - Jesus. </p><p><br></p><p>Resilience teaches us to keep fighting, to keep pushing and we learn and experience this from the people we encounter in our lives. The lessons we get from Resilience might be from fighting illnesses or going through hard challenges in life. However, being resilient means not giving up. It's that will to fight, to keep pushing and through it all trusting in God.</p><p><br></p><p>We cannot do life on our own and we shouldn't even try. Our foundation is God, He is our strength when things are hard. So, we need to keep showing up even when life gets rough.</p><p>The truth is that life is precious, it's a gift. We can’t waste it by being trapped by fear and worry. However, what we can do is focus on each day, live each day as if it is our last and run our race with endurance.</p><p><br></p><p>In fact the bible says to run so as to win a prize, like an athlete. And to do that, to get to the finish line,  we should practice self-control. </p><p><br></p><p>This is what we learn from 1 Corinthians 9:26-27. The apostle Paul says that though he might be preaching to others, preaching about Jesus and pursuing a godly life, if he doesn't watch himself he might fall. He might give in to temp