Understanding Spiritual Resilience

Just wait for it, because who let this man cook?

And so I have two basketballs here, and they look the same, feel the same,

but there's one pretty big difference.

One has air, and one doesn't.

From outward appearance, they look the same.

So then how can you tell the difference between one ball that is filled and one that is not?

The one that is filled bounces back up.

You can look to the world that you got everything together,

but if you don't have the Spirit of God in you, when the drop comes in your life,

you're going to stay down. But if you are filled with the Holy Spirit,

if you are connected to the Word of God, the power of God,

that no matter what the world throws at you, it will bounce back up.

When you get that diagnosis,

when you're battling that sin,

if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you have a joy that cannot be taken away, and an anchor for your soul.

Cooked.

Joy is not an emotion that we chase, it's a confidence that we carry.