Grit
Grit is not a biblical word, but is based on two biblical concepts: steadfastness (I will not be moved) and endurance (I will not be stopped). “Grit is doing what you don’t want to do, to be what you want to be.” We need grit especially today. Our affluence hasn’t trained us to be gritty. We have a tendency to drop out when things are tough, before those hardships produce anything good. Add in our rampant anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors, and we are a culture that lacks grit. Marriages don’t last. Churches dwindle and die. People have good intentions to change, but never follow through. Christians begin transforming relationships, then drop them. We get stuck in a rut of self-pity and despair. This series will explore particular moments when grit is needed…and formed.
Part 1: When We’re Ready to Drop Out
In 2 Peter 3:17, the apostle ends his letter with a warning not to backslide. This has always been a danger for Christians, and we see it today in our “de-construction” and “ex-vangelical” movements. The book of Hebrews was written to Christians who were on the verge of dropping out. The instruction: Draw near to Christ, hold fast to the confession, encourage each other.
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