Thriving daily

[Mom of 6]

Thriving Every Day

Today's Scripture

"...I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance, to the full, till it overflows" (John 10:10 AMP).

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria

God doesn't want you to live with a "barely-get-by" attitude. He has new seasons of increase in front of you. He wants you to thrive, to live an abundant, overflowing life. Sometimes when things seem difficult, it's easy to slip into a "survival mode." When times get tough, it's tempting to just hunker down and settle where you are. If you're not careful, you'll develop a survival mentality that will keep you from growing and releasing your faith. You'll be happy just to "break even." But as God's children, we're not supposed to just break even; we're supposed to break through to a new level! We're supposed to believe for more of God's favor, increase, and promotion no matter what is happening in the world around us. Make up your mind today that no matter how difficult things seem, you are going to thrive every day! Take hold of God's promises and declare that you are rising higher. As you continue to expect His favor and increase, you'll see His hand of blessing in your life, and you will thrive and live in victory all the days of your life.

A Prayer for Today

Father in heaven, thank You for giving me life. I choose today to agree with Your Word which says I can thrive and enjoy my life to the full. Help me see Your hand at work more and more each day. I bless You and give You praise. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

[Guest]

Thanks so much for yet another great post! How absolutely uplifting the messages/scriptures presented by Joel are...yesterday's TV broadcast, highlighting our "Expectations" REALLY hit home for me. I have expectations but of the wrong nature...those of worry/doom, rather than faith-filled, because I KNOW that God is in complete control. Since yesterday's telecast, my deliberate message to myself has been, "Great expectations!" There have been other posts/concerns on the affects of our anxieties on our children...a very REAL concern to me, as I believe alot of my characteristics are "learned"...and this is one thing I don't want my kids to LEARN from me...rather, I want them to expect good things and to seek out the good in each day, as the precious gift that each day is! Together we had a fun-filled time, running errands and then to a community pool for a few hours of swimming...we encountered several really neat experiences with some very nice/thoughtful people. When we came home we shared again the experiences that we'd had and the blessing we had in sharing some of our day with these random people...a really refreshing conversation...much better than gloom & doom!:D I believe what we put into our universe is what comes back to us...so if we put out positive, uplifting energy, that in turn should be returned...thank goodness Joel expresses this in such a more direct, easy-to-understand way..lol!! Thanks Mom of 6 for always sharing the "up-side"...continued success As for me and mine, I'm going to strive for maintaining a "great expectations" attitude along with a very thankful heart! :p