God doesn't want us to live with a "barely-get-by" attitude. He has new seasons of increase in front of us. He wants us 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 we are. If we're not careful, we'll develop a survival mentality that will keep you from growing and releasing your faith. We'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. We need to make up our minds today that no matter how difficult things seem, we are going to thrive every day! We must take hold of God's promises and declare that we are rising higher. As we continue to expect His favor and increase, we'll see His hand of blessing in our lives, and we will thrive and live in victory all the days of our lives.