With Unfinished Business Group

Before I became involved in Thrive Ministries, my pastoral ministry was very much performance-based. I felt a deep need to please people and was very sensitive to criticism, however well intended. I also felt that to please God, I had to work FOR him. After attending Thrive’s soul care retreats and taking part in their Unfinished Business group, I came to realize that God wants me to serve Him not by how well I perform, but out of a deep sense of His love for me. He didn’t need me to work FOR Him as much as he wanted me to work WITH Him.

Thrive has been instrumental in helping me heal from deep wounds of the soul that I experienced early in life. Being healed has given me a greater sense of value based not on performance or people-pleasing, but on how Christ sees me. I am now better able to love others even when they don’t love me back, knowing I am fully loved in Christ. Spiritually, I have been drawn into a deeper relationship with Christ, and a greater understanding of inner healing has helped me become less frustrated with others, knowing they too have been wounded and need healing.

As I continue on my journey with the Holy Spirit, He continues to lead me on this healing journey. I approach ministry tasks with greater confidence because I am serving from a standpoint of Christ’s love for me, rather than doing a good job to impress or please others. I continue to grow in my understanding of how much Christ loves me.