KEY TO THRIVING

KEY TO THRIVING

Philippians 4:12 NIV “… I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want”.

If you want to go from surviving to thriving, you have to make the most of where God places you. To survive is to remain alive or in existence; to live on. To thrive is to grow or be successful. It means to gain wealth or possession. It means to make progress or realize a goal. Martha Washington (the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States) said, “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be. I have learned that the greater part of happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions and not upon our circumstances.” The Word of God encourages us to give thanks in everything (1 Thessalonians 5:18). It is time you stop the pity-party and look unto Jesus, Who is the author and finisher of your faith (Hebrews 12:2). When David at one time found himself in a precarious situation, the Bible records that he encouraged himself in the Lord to gain victory (1 Samuel 30:6). Experience is not what happens to man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. No one is responsible for your thriving and happiness. You are! It starts with you renewing your mind with God’s word (Romans 12:2).