Religion & Spirituality
How we respond in difficult situations can say a lot about who we are. Being cool under pressure is a trait that’s admired and with good reason for it’s impossible to diffuse a situation when you need to be diffused yourself. In the book of Proverbs we read, “Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit” (Proverbs 25:28). To be self-controlled is the mark of a spiritually and emotionally mature person, but this doesn’t happen overnight. We need to be able to recognize when our “switch” in our assessment center turns “off” and take the steps necessary to turn it back “on” so that in difficult situations we can remain relational, act like ourselves, return to joy, and in doing so we will be able to endure hardship.