21 Day Thriver Series
Thriver Series Week 1 Day 1
Welcome Thrivers to Day 1 of your 21 Day Thriver Series…
I’m thrilled to be go on this journey with you, and I’m prayerful that you will find our time together both empowering and inspiring. Before we dive into todays Thriver message, I wanted to provide you with a brief overview of the Thriver Series and how to maximize out rime together. See the link below for Thriver Series Overview.
For our first workshop, I want to talk about the meaning of Thriver and why thriving is not condition but rather a position. When we think of thriving as a condition and not a position, we’re able to understand that thriving is not dependent on what’s happening. Happiness is predicated upon what’s happening but thriving is based on a state of mind, a position, an identity that is informed by our faith.
Have you experienced a trauma, struggle, setback or challenge in life that overwhelmed you? The thriver in all of us can be overwhelmed by life, and anybody who says otherwise is kidding themselves or they’ve never been through the crushing that comes from life experiences.
Think about this scripture and ask yourself what this means to you: “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Did you notice that this scripture didn’t say, “You will overcome”? It says, “You have overcome.” This is what it means to have a thriver mindset. What about, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Did you notice it said, “In all these things we are…,” not we will be more than conquerors? Just meditate on those two scriptures and allow yourself to rethink limiting beliefs, or rephrase statements that don’t agree with the truth, your power, your potential, the thriver in you.
A lot of us believe that thriving is the result of winning or implies that we’re beyond the point of our trial, turmoil or breakdown. That’s not true. That’s actually what causes us to associate thriving with a result as opposed to a mindset. If thriving requires us to cross the finish line as opposed to change our mindset, then we can never thrive until we’ve arrived. Think about that…
The thriver in you is your position…the immovable, unchangeable position that defines who you are regardless of what’s happening. Just like your birth name is the same regardless of what you’re going through, so is your divine name…conqueror, thriver. Conditions don’t change who we are, they define what we experiencing. Our position tells us what to expect in a given experience.
To launch into our first thriver workshop, I want to challenge you with this story about Abraham. Make sure that you are somewhere quiet so that you can fully appreciate what happened in this passage — that most miss. It’s critical to understanding the thriver mindset, and the power of a thrivers truth in a condition.
The bible tells us that Abraham was in the struggle of a lifetime. The unthinkable, the unfathomable was his reality — condition. With the burden of having to sacrifice his child Isaac, you would think that the Abraham would have been consumed by his condition. He had every right to be. Haven’t you experienced a difficult decision or been faced with what seemed like an unavoidable, inescapable nightmare? If you have, you can attest to the fact that in that moment, the last thing we “feel” like is a thriver, a conqueror, confident or determined. If you’ve not felt like a thriver in the midst of a struggle, difficulty or a valley, you’re not alone. And that’s why we have to understand what being a thriver means.
Listen to what Abraham said right before he was to sacrifice Isaac: “Abraham said to his servants, ‘Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you‘” (Genesis 22:5. What stands out to you about Abrahams statement — despite his condition? Reread the passage slowly to see if you hear the phrase that represents the thriver mindset. Faced with one of the most terrifying, unthinkable trials that anyone could be faced with, Abraham said, “...I and the boy will go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
Abraham said, in effect, “I have to go and deal with this trial but know for a fact that I will have the victory, I will not fail, I will not be defeated, I will not lose, I will not crumble. And even though I will be nervous and afraid, hurt and angry, I will go over there, worship — trust in God’s word, and I will be back!” The thriver in you is not immune to trials, struggles, difficulties or crushing — that’s your condition. Thriver is your position.
Listen to what Jesus said to Peter before his sifting: “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (22:21-32). Do you see the similarity in what Jesus said and what Abraham said? Peter is getting ready to be sifted but before he is, Jesus says, “But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” It’s the “When you have turned back” part that we have to pay attention to. Jesus was calling Peter a thriver. Not because of his sifting or condition but because of his powerful position. Jesus was saying, “If you keep your thriver mindset, through faith, you will be back.” You see, being a thriver doesn’t mean we won’t go through things in life, it means that with a thriver mindset, we will be back!
To begin our 21-Day thriver journey, I want you to take the next two days — before our next big challenge, to fully embrace what it means to have a thriver position or mindset. The thriver mindset is at the core of everything that we will be focused and using for breakthrough after breakthrough over the next 21 days. Whether we are faced with a toxic relationship, betrayal, trauma, major life change, healing and recovery, or navigating the struggles in life, the thriver mindset has to be fed, affirmed and celebrated for it to serve us in our condition.
Our next session and more difficult challenge will be will be released on Sunday, August 7th at 6PM, PST. If you have questions or comments, please leave them below in the comment box.
Until next time, stay blessed.
Patrick
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Week 1 Thriver Challenge
- Thriver can be defined as a position or mindset that believes all things, hopes all things and does all things to grow, to develop and to flourish no matter what state I’m in. Read this scripture from the Apostle Paul and write down three powerful affirmation statements to the thriver in you: “And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:9-11).
- Write down your most pressing, urgent, hurtful condition, and then write down three powerful thriver statements that represent your thriver position in that condition. To go one step farther, include what your next one or two steps will be to thrive towards victory.
Thriver Workbook Participants
Before our next session, I want you to familiarize yourselves with the 120 Page Daily Manifestation Journal. Next session we will add an additional session just for the journal to help you maximize this powerful tool.
I will be adding an additional, powerful eBook called “Manifestation” for you to use in conjunction with your Daily Manifestation Journal. The Manifestation eBook will be available on your Thriver Workbook download page following the next session. This powerful companion eBook will give you important insights and inspiration for manifesting the life you deserve.
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Wow it’s was a great opportunity
for me to be part of this life changing experience I’m looking forward to my next thrive. 🙏🙌🙌
Just signed up yesterday. I have a favorite devotional I read before starting each day. 2 Cor. 12:9 was today’s verse. No coincidences with God. Obviously, I’m in the right place today.
I am not successful downloading the Thriver workbooks – please assist – on the app, live chat is not working 🙁
1. From studying the concordance: God I thank you that it’s your grace- your calmness, happiness, gladness, God speed, Joy In me that is my strength—your all sufficiency— your barrier that builds a wall within to allow me to be content where whatever is going on— hurt, harm, sickness, persecution, affliction, weakness—-ALL is sufficiently GOOD IN YOU! because of your grace!! Wooow!!! A perfect peace! Calm in the storm!!
2. Because God your all surpassing Grace—sufficient calm! happiness, gladness, God speed, Joy In me that is my strength…. I would rather boast —- PRAY 🙏 about my weaknesses, (body/mind) so that the (supernatural)power of Christ may dwell /rest/abide/MAKE HIS HOME WITHIN in ME!!!! Hallelujah 🙌🙌🙌🙌
3. Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, on behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong in His ALL SUFFICIENT GRACE!
This is an awesome Devotional! Thank You! 🙏♥️🔥
As I was reading an being familiar with the content to be “better for Ministry for the KINGDOM purpose”, the ANOINTING is felt thur my phone….Thanku
With the Abraham example… I thought I knew what you were going to say, but I was wrong!
Abraham said ‘we’. ‘“We will be back”. He knew he was a conqueror he knew Isaac was God’s plan for the future. Abraham trusted that God would bring both of them back. Because Isaac was Gods promised child and God doesn’t renege on His promises.
But the comment ‘we will be back’…..(dead or alive.) If you will.
Thank you Abba Daddy God for making this a part of my healing journey. You told me 6 months ago you had a great change for me. I was expected something different, but this is better!!!
Can someone tell me how to get the downloads or get the work books emailed please.
When you give a donation they make them all available for you
I gave a donation and still can not get it . They keep wanting me to donate again .
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