The title gives the impression that one of those things is bad. Like one makes us less saved or less in love with Jesus than the other. That’s not the case. Survival is a season that we go through many times in life. Thriving is what our life should be like the rest of the time. If we didn’t have survival instincts or survival mode to fall into, then many of us would be insane or even dead. If the Lord hadn’t provided that place where we could “just get through the day” then some of us would not be here today.

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