Thrive to Make a Difference: A Christ-Centered Approach to Intentional Living
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Thrive to Make a Difference – A Christ-centered Approach to Intentional Living
Thrive to Make a Difference offers a way to help you rise above the daily grind and find satisfaction and purpose like never before. This step-by-step guide will help you identify and live out your God-given priorities through your personal Thrive Plan-a Christ-centered approach to help you focus on what matters most every day.
Thrive to Make a Difference offers:
A step-by-step guide to help you set your life vision, priorities and goals. Encouragement to dream big and have faith in God’s ability to help you thrive. Inspirational quotes and scripture verses to encourage you in your journey with Jesus. Advice on how to eliminate hindrances in your life that will hold you back from achieving your Christ-centered goals. A way to narrow down your focus to three key Thrive Goals each month. Yearly, monthly, weekly and daily habits to help you start your Thrive Journey and end it well. A 7 day prayer journal – a place to record your prayers as you seek the Lord’s direction. A 14 day devotional to help you get grounded in God’s Word and thrive in your relationship with Christ.Website: www.thrivetomakeadifference.com
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Linda Karkafi
Linda Karkafi has been ministering to women and children in Australia for the past 20 years. The Lord has blessed Linda and her husband with three beautiful children. As a family they serve the Lord in their local church. Linda is also the founder and director of a Sydney-based communications consultancy and holds a master’s degree in business.
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Thrive to Make a Difference - Linda Karkafi
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Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
ISBN: 978-1-6642-4912-7 (sc)
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WestBow Press rev. date: 02/08/2022
Learn how to identify your
God-given priorities through
your personal Thrive Plan.
48039.pngA Christ-centered approach
to help you focus on what
matters most every day.
63089.pngDedication
To my first love,
Jesus Christ.
To my cherished
husband and best friend,
George.
To my beloved children—
Bethany Joy,
Samuel Alexander,
and Marie-Therese.
41869.png63092.pngContents
PART ONE: THRIVE WITH PERSPECTIVE
1. You Can Thrive
2. The Perfect Foundation
3. It’s Time to Dream
4. We All Need a Vision
PART TWO: THRIVE WITH A PLAN
5. A Life with Purpose
6. Your God-given Priorities
7. Setting Your Thrive Goals
8. Achieving Your Goals
PART THREE: THRIVE WITH PASSION
9. Planning for Victory
10. Visualize Success
11. Thriving as a Way of Life
12. It’s Time to Thrive
Daily Devotions
The Gift of Eternal Life
Acknowledgments
Notes
64082.png63094.pngPart One
Thrive with Perspective
You know the days. The laundry is out of control. Dishes have piled up. Your children need you. Your work deadline is looming. You’re feeling overwhelmed and tired. Pulled in so many directions, you wish you could just hit pause for a moment and rest.
Welcome to the world of womanhood. Where the work never finishes, life never pauses, and the constant call for your attention is relentless. You crash at the end of the day, only to wake up in the morning to do it all again.
Friend, I’m here to tell you that life can be so much better. You don’t have to feel overwhelmed and exhausted all the time. Nor do you have to feel guilty or full of regret. It is actually possible to rise above the daily grind and find satisfaction and purpose like never before. You can feel like a great mother, a great wife, a great friend.
You can make a difference in this world. Sister, you can thrive. My commitment to you is to help you get there.
In the coming pages I’m going to personally take you on a journey where you can discover what it means to thrive. I want to help you become clear about your priorities and on track to achieving your life goals. I am confident that through prayer, God’s Word, intentionality and discipline, you will be well on your way to thriving in your life and making a difference for eternity. I’m honored that you would join me on this journey.
CHAPTER 1
You Can Thrive
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us
(Ephesians 3:20).
O ne of the things I’ve found myself grappling with, as a wife and mother of three young children, is that the work never ends. Like, never. The weekend promises rest and relaxation, yet even on those days off
the housework continues to pile up (are you nodding?). I have constantly strived to be one step ahead and not feeling like I’m always playing catch-up. To feel a sense of achievement and purpose in the seemingly mundane moments of life. I confess that I have often felt overwhelmed.
As women, we play a critical role in the lives of others—whether our husband, children, friends, relatives or colleagues. As we nurture and love the people God has given us with everything that is in us, we give, give, give, and give some more until we find ourselves depleted.
But what if I told you that it didn’t have to be this way? What if I told you that there is a better way to live?
I’m not suggesting that you ditch the dishes or give up on duty. What I am suggesting is that you take a step back and seek a fresh perspective on your life. Something, perhaps, that you haven’t had the luxury to do amid the constant hustle, week in and week out. Today I want to give you the permission to pause and carve out some space for reflection.
I believe that reflection is not common practice among Christian women today. We tend to forge ahead in life, putting all our energy into our daily routines. We become so reactive to the needs of others that we lose touch with why we are doing what we’re doing and how we ought to be going about it. We start to totally miss Jesus in it all and start doing life
our own way. This then leads to frustration, fatigue, a lack of motivation and, potentially, even feelings of resentment (Why can’t someone else scrub this bathtub?!
). We start turning to things or people to fulfill our lack of contentment. A shopping fix, gossip-fest, holiday or social media—we look to these things to escape the mundane reality of our own lives. We look around us and can’t seem to avoid the images of beautiful women in picture-perfect homes, living their best life yet—the kind that seems so out of reach to us.
Sister, it was never meant to be this way. The cross is meant to lead us to a life of joy and liberty. A life with purpose, contentment, and hope. I’d like to suggest that as a generation we have lost our way. But there is hope. The way back is not too far out of reach.
God’s Word is our road map, and it reveals the perfect path to finding satisfaction in our earthly lives. By taking a step back from where you are standing today and allowing Jesus to reveal to you His vision for your life, you can find the remedy to feelings of frustration and discontent which arise from time to time.
God has a purpose for your life, and the amazing thing about it is that only you can accomplish it. You have been gifted with a unique set of talents, experiences, and desires—together, they are what makes you so special. And your loving Creator, God Himself, is preparing a future for you that only you can bring to fruition.
I’m always amazed to see women around the world doing incredible things for God’s kingdom—things I could only dream of accomplishing. But in the same way, the Lord has given me specific abilities in areas that other women find daunting. The qualities that make me special were entrusted to me by God to accomplish His purpose for my life here on earth. We all have a special place in this world. We all have the opportunity to shine the light of Jesus and play our role in the body of Christ. We