Surviving....thriving...

Survive or thrive......

Last night at church, we sang new-to-me song.."thrive" sung by Casting Crowns.

"Here in this worn and weary land
Where many a dream has died

Like a tree planted by the water
We never will run dry

So living water flowing through
God we thirst for more of You
Fill our hearts and flood our souls
With one desire

Just to know You and yo make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun made darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive

Woah
Woah

Into Your word we're digging deep
To know our Father's heart

Into the world we're reaching out
To show them who You are

So living water flowing through
God we thirst for more of You
Fill our hearts and flood our souls
With one desire

Just to know You and to make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun made darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive

Joy unspeakable, faith unsinkable,
Love unstoppable, anything is possible
Joy unspeakable, faith unsinkable,
Love unstoppable, anything is possible
Joy unspeakable, faith unsinkable,
Love unstoppable, anything is possible
Joy unspeakable, faith unsinkable,
Love unstoppable, anything is possible

Just to know You and to make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun made darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
Hey!

Woah
Woah

Woah
Woah

We were made to thrive"

Songwriters
HALL, JOHN MARK / WEST, MATTHEW



"Survive Definition
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v. verb
To remain alive or in existence.
To remain functional or usable."

"Thrive Definition
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intr.v.
To make steady progress; prosper.
To grow vigorously; flourish."

Late poet, Maya Angelou, remarked— ‘My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style’

Going from just surviving to thriving involves transformation of life, thought, attitudes....letting God work His abundance into our lives...looking for ways to work  His works....looking for His work and doing it as Blackaby  talked about in "Experiencing God".....service for the kingdom...not just the token attending church on the weekends, but having the attitude  of serving 7 days a week...thriving....hope...flourishing....


Thank YOU for the vision of thriving instead of just surviving....help me to know what YOu would have me to do to thrive...transform ....hope...flourish....to sift through life and find a meaningful path....


Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 8:2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

2 Corinthians 9:12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.


2 Corinthians 3:17-18New International Version (NIV)
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.


Philippians 2:12-13New International Version (NIV)
12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.