I Will Survive

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.


When I was a teenager, the height of my day was to come home from school and watch one of my favorite shows which was Gilligan's Island. Each day I would hope that there would be some resolution for my favorite castaways. To bring you up to speed , Gilligan's Island shows us seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm. What was supposed to be a three-hour tour was the beginning of mishaps and circumstances. Here we can picture A group of castaways who once lived in a paradise of consumer abundance known as America are now faced with day-to-day survival. Each came from their own background and lifestyle. No amount of prior fame, fortune, education, etc. mattered at that point. Each needed what the other had to contribute to help them survive the crisis they faced.


There will come a time in the life of each of us when we will face our own personal crisis. That's the moment when we choose whether to fold under pressure or reach within ourselves and tap into our determination to survive the most devastating storms in our own lives. Though many times we may also feel like a castaway, God has placed specific people in our lives to help us through our toughest storms. As we have the courage to hang in there, we allow God to be an ever-present Saviour amidst our survival crisis. The greatness that lies within us becomes manifested during our most oppositional circumstances. At this moment God shows himself strong in us. Let us embrace this week's challenges with an assurance of knowing that we are more than conquerors and that God will bring us through all adversity if we don't quit.