THRIVE NOT JUST SURVIVE

Hebrews 12-13 NLT So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.

I was chatting with someone yesterday and they have just been through a prolonged season of testing but they are now coming out the other side and have proved God’s faithfulness to them. They’re not just surviving, they’re thriving and it was so encouraging to hear. 

Maybe we look around at people and see them strong in the Lord, but we don’t know what they’ve been through, the battles they have fought and won, to reach that place.😊

So what is their secret? How do we finish our race of life strong in the Lord and in the power of His might? How do we thrive, not just survive?

Jesus said that the way to build our house was on the rock of His teaching, not just hearing it, but obeying it because then, when the storms of life hit, they won’t be able to bring us down. In order to do that though we have to know what God’s word says so we can follow His instructions.

God says if we’re willing and obedient to His word we can eat the good of the land, that if we keep His word in our mouths and meditate on it we shall have success. It’s not just for those on the platforms, it’s for you and me, for we are all the sheep of His pasture, all His children. We all matter to Him and He wants every one of us to finish well with our eyes fixed on Jesus and all He has done for us.

God’s wants us to be a people of power, a people of praise, but He recognises we all need encouragement especially when we’re going through trials! So I’m here today to remind us we’re on the Victory Team, even if we’ve been feeling a bit earth bound or weak-kneed.😊

Let’s keep looking to the Lord to strengthen us as we run our race, practice doing whatever His word says, and remind ourselves we’re seated with Him far above whatever tries to bring us down, so we can thrive and not just survive. In Jesus name. Amen.

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