Adversity

Adversity
Stand Up to Adversity
By: Leroy Brownlow copyright 1974

Adversity comes to everybody sooner or later. It slows all men down for a while; it knocks many down, some get up, others stay down and get trampled. It’s the man that gets up the most times after he is knocked down that wins.

Taking heart to meet adversity can be you ladder whereby you climb to greater heights. Sorrow can turn to joy; poverty can lead to riches; and persecution can be the occasion for heroics. But you can’t climb flat on your back. You’ll have to get on your feet.

Many of our troubles are due to the world’s dragging us; and they would end if we would stand up to them. Stand! Stand! And keep standing! And keep moving! It’s hard to lose while on your feet.

Proverbs 24:10, 12:13, 8:14

Jay’s Thoughts on Adversity:

Definition: adversity [ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ] n pl -ties

1. distress; affliction; hardship
2. an unfortunate event or incident

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003


We have all experienced adversity at some point in our lives. For me, adversity always comes when I least expect it. When I am absolutely comfortable and unprepared, adversity comes in low and hard like a 280 pound NFL linebacker. Adversity comes with no mercy and no forgiveness. Adversity makes me question everything I believe in and challenges my core values. Adversity is like a slap in the face. A wake up call to maintain my Plan A, Plan B & Plan C.

Minimizing Adversity requires that one be prepared for anything that life brings. Preparation requires the discipline to do the little things everyday that will provide the strength to overcome adversity when it comes. Little things like financial discipline, physical discipline, work discipline, spiritual discipline, mental discipline.

Overcoming adversity simply requires one to have faith. Well maybe it is not really simple because I speak of the deepest kind of faith. A faith that demands we get up when knocked down and keep moving forward one step at a time. We find the kind of faith that metaphorically moves mountains. We find a faith so strong that we are able to look fear in the face and smile back unafraid. The kind of faith that Never, Never, Never, Never gives up. You know what I mean! Faith!

When adversity comes, we find a way, or make a way, to dig deep inside our being to find the faith required for us to overcome adversity, no matter how adverse the situation.

Like Eddie Lopez says, we need to Keep It, KISS. So let's Keep It, Kiss.

This is Jay McJunkin signing off... Remember "if you think you can or think you can't... you are right"! Now go out and make something happen!!!

Very Respectfully,

Jay