We have all faced deep challenges and adversity in our lives.

Adversity is one of the most powerful forces in life. It can bring out the best or the worst in you.

You decide.

It can be a time where you see it as an obstacle or a springboard.

It can be a time where you go into fear or a time where you can see adversity-laced setbacks as gifts and opportunities where God is building your character, preparing you to be able to expand your capacity to hold more and to trust him more.

We pray to be able to believe In ourselves, to be more committed and resilient…. and then we get the classroom lesson on how to develop those traits via adversity.

But we often miss this lesson of development and see it as our destiny and so we try to make adversity go away.

The reality is that adversity seasons are preparing you for greatness!! And if you do not learn how to dance with it, you will continue to try to avoid it and never reach the gifts of your next level!

Adversity is the test of next level blessings!

In simple terms: no adversity, no growth.

You don’t have to like it.

You don’t have to enjoy it.

But, you do have to believe in it and the role it plays in turning a storm of energy into a true source of strength.

It is the learning that comes from the adversity that creates the opportunity to become the person you need to be to receive everything in your vision….Because your vision requires a different you!

One of the most powerful things you can do is learn how to reframe adversity and see it as a close friend rather than a fierce enemy.

This is crucial in breathing through whatever seems to keep you stuck.

And this takes practice.

Here are 3 ways I have come to reframe challenges:

▶️ Adversity is Creating  Resilience in me -yasss!! Learning to deal with and address adversity is what creates resilience in you. Every challenge we face and navigate strengthens our will, confidence, and our ability to conquer future obstacles and prepares us for God’s plan for us! Because his plans are way bigger than we can imagine! 

▶️ ️Adversity is Drawing Out My True Strengths-Adversity has the effect of drawing out our strengths and qualities that would have laid dormant without it. Don’t miss out on who you become after a period of adversity by wishing it away. Lean in and embrace it head on. So be grateful for the intensity of the fire, it’s extracting your gems and most powerful traits! 

▶️ I Accept Adversity As Part of Living An Amazing Life – Accept that adversity is inevitable …it is a part of life. To avoid it or resist it will only make it come back in bigger ways. Better yet see it as a step on the staircase to your next level as you continue to go to the top. So now it’s about establishing systems and processes that allow you to keep breaking your own glass ceilings!

Make no mistake. We don’t succeed in spite of our challenges, we succeed because of them! yessss!

There is something powerful about adversity that has the ability to imprint in our memory, shaping our character, and molding our behavior for the future.