The Very Positive Side of Resilience

I've been becoming acquainted with my One Word 2025 Resilience over the past six weeks.

I've been learning just how strongly it is connected to one of its synonyms, Perseverance.

I've also been learning what a positive thing each of them is, in their own right.

For the most part, I've always been one who loved to start projects (and often many of them at one time), but not being really very good at completing any of them.

I've been enjoying, of late, the beauty of Perseverance.  

I recently cut back my time on social media...cut back in way of eliminating my Instagram account.

Then I began to wonder what I should do with the time that I had spent on social media.  Here are just a couple of things that I've given my time to of late:

Reading again!  It isn't that I really ever completely stopped reading, but I had cut back drastically because of using that time to be on Instagram.  I'm so enjoying learning new things about different topics.

Crocheting again! I started a baby blanket in white well over a year ago.  I've picked that back up again and have added quite a bit to it.

Staying motivated with my homemaking skills with a renewed spirit about it all.

There have been times when I have wanted to give in and re-enter the world of Instagram, but I haven't.  I have Persevered.

There have been times when I really haven't felt like reading and want to give up on a book, but I haven't.  I've Persevered

There have been times when I wonder why I'm crocheting this blanket because I don't even know anyone who is expecting a baby, but I haven't quit.  I've Persevered.

There have been times when I've been doing a homemaking task and wanted to just quit and leave it undone, but I haven't.  I've Persevered.

And in my Persevering do you know what I've learned?

I've learned Resilience!

And I've learned it in a positive way.  Staying with a project is worth the effort because I love the feeling of accomplishment, of giving to others, and pleasing the Lord.

And I've been able to persevere because in my weakness, He has been Strength.