“Thrivers Live Differently from Survivors!”
Ponder on this…”What bonds you with the people who are most important to you?” Is it trauma or triumph that makes your connection so strong? By default have you determined the depth of your relationship based off of the hardships and breaking?
Make no mistake about it, traumatic instances can be a human super glue, but does it also produce a thriving and highly functioning bond? Trauma can cause us to remain on repeat mode for what knitted us together; all while stripping us of the ability to elevate beyond our circumstances. It is like watching a movie endlessly, to the point you know the words before the Actor says it.
There are great lessons within what leads us to be in Survivor-mode, but there are even more in what transforms us into becoming Thrivers. Thriving gives us the permission to become Victors over Victims. It supports the thought that what is before me is far more substantial than whatever intended to break me!
Victimization is not just an external event. We can become our own detriment by not placing our whole weight on God. Whatever God uses to make us more into His image is about understanding that it is never intended to bring forth a Victim Mindset. God does His best work when our heart shifts from seeing all that people did to us to recognizing all He did and continues to do for us!
One of the most rewarding stories to read in the Bible is how Joseph treated his brothers after their diabolical plan. We can get to a place by the processing of God where we look more at the posterity of the people than we do the pain afflicted by the same people. Their natural minds could not comprehend that level of forgiveness. Thriving in God produces an ability that is beyond our natural capabilities or even desire, at times.
What makes a Thriver title over a Survivor one really live is removing the sting and power that the Perpetrator has built up in our hearts! Give yourself permission to experience the healing power of the Lord! We were not created to simply survive. Not when He has called us, “More than conquerors…” -Romans 8:37
The Life of a Thriver should show some signs. The Word of God tells us that offense will come, but we do not have to place ourselves on the Victim’s List indefinitely. God wants a maturity to be our response. Too often times, we have knee-jerk reactions to life without fully taking in that God has given us a Do Over to become more like Him. Thriving is our portion, not surviving. God wants the most devastating moments in our lives to lead us to the trek of triumphant. The Favor of God is Fair, because there is nothing unfair in Him. CHOOSE TO THRIVE.
DIVINE WORK & PRAY:
Work: Jot down your thoughts concerning what you think of when you hear Survivor. Now, create a column describing the actions of someone who has become a Thriver.
Pray: Write out a prayer concerning shifting from surviving to thriving…
