Jer 17:7β8 (KJV) β βBlessed is the man that trusteth in the Lordβ¦ he shall be as a tree planted by the watersβ¦ and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.β
Godβs plan for your life was never mere survival. The goal is not to limp through life spiritually dehydrated, emotionally drained, or mentally defeated. Jesus came not just to save, but to saturateβto fill us with life that overflows. Thriving isnβt about perfect circumstances; itβs about rootedness in the right source.
Consider Daniel in Babylonβan exile in a foreign land, yet he thrived. He rose in leadership, excelled in wisdom, and preserved integrity in a hostile environment (Daniel 1β6). Or think of Esther, an orphan-turned-queen, who didnβt just survive palace politics but influenced an empire. Thriving often emerges not in the absence of adversity but in how we respond to it with faith, wisdom, and obedience.
God invites us to be like trees planted by living waterβnot dependent on rain but rooted in His river. Survival focuses on getting by; thriving looks at bearing fruit, blessing others, and advancing the Kingdom. Donβt settle for existence when youβre called to excellence. In Christ, even wilderness seasons can become places of growth.
Further readings:
Psa 1:1β3
Isa 58:11
3 John 1:2
π Blessed Dayπ