"Coming Back Stronger - Unleashing The Hidden Power Of Adversity"

I just finished up reading "Coming Back Stronger" by Drew Brees, Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. The book is about his life story, and how he came back from shoulder surgery to win the Super Bowl. The book is published by Tyndale Publishers a well known Christian book publishing company. And I was unaware until I read the book that Brees is a Christian.
The book itself is written fairly well with quite a few insights into Brees' personal life and the thoughts and emotions that he went through during the whole process. From the devastating thought that he might never be able to play again to working through all the struggles only to come out on the other side not only a better player but a better person.
I think people can resonate with a story like this because we all go through adversity and struggles in our lives. Sometimes on a daily basis. We love to hear the stories of how people have overcome obstacles to be better afterward. And this applies to every area of life. We have struggles with friendships, with spouses, with jobs, with finances, with children, with God... you name it and there probably has been a time where there was a struggle.
Being a runner I like to illustrate it to every other aspect of life, one because I am very passionate about running, and two I think you can illustrate just about anything with running. For example, think about how good of a runner you would be if you never had to struggle through anything. If you never had an injury that you had to rehabilitate, or you never had to push yourself past where you thought you could go with a long run, or you never struggled to get through your speed work and your lungs are burning like crazy. You would be a terrible runner, actually you wouldn't even be a runner at all. You have to purposefully put struggles and obstacles in your way to be a better runner.
God uses the struggles in our life to form and shape us into the best person that we can be. One struggle might teach us grace, another struggle forgiveness, a certain trial might lead to humbleness. Sometimes when we are broken is when the real transformation can take shape.