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Experiencing a Profoundly Loving God

Hi Friends!

Many people today struggle with anxiety and isolation, missing the shalom and connection God designed us for. They long for change and need guidance to experience it. The good news is that just a few simple relational skills can bring powerful transformation.

At THRIVEtoday, our passion is helping people move beyond head knowledge of God into a tangible experience of Jesus’ love, peace, and guidance. Through practical resources—courses, events, and classes—we walk alongside people as they develop peace, joy, emotional resilience, and most importantly, a deep bond with Immanuel, a God who is near and whose love is profound.

We long to see the treasures of relational skills spread far and wide—but we can’t do it alone. Join us in this journey and be part of the transformation!

Chris & Jen Coursey

Enjoy some encouraging words from Chris as we wrap up 2025 and celebrate Immanuel – the God who is with us!

The greatest gift of relational skills is that they draw us closer to our Creator – enabling us to better experience His profound love and reflect this love to those around us. Today is your last opportunity in 2025 to partner with us to spread these precious skills. If it would bring you joy to join us with a financial gift, you can click below to help us finish this year strong!

May you experience God’s presence with you and know that He is glad to be with you.

Hearing people’s stories helps us feel connected and not alone.

Throughout December we have shared testimonies of people using relational skills in real life. Transformation is now part of their stories and they are exited to share with you!

For Stuart and Xaviera, learning to experience God’s presence and lean on His guidance has transformed their lives:

“Being able to experience knowing not only the indwelling of the Holy Spirit but that Immanuel is with me was profound. It was eye opening and definitely life changing.” – Xaviera

“The Immanuel process helped make God more intimate…He’s talking to me so and I need to be more in tune with what he’s saying versus waiting for a sign.” – Stuart

Stories like Stuart’s and Xaviera’s happen because of generous givers who fund THRIVEtoday resources. These resources provide practices to help people connect with Jesus and find His perspective in life’s challenges.

“God felt kind of scary, and I didn’t want Him to come too close.”

That’s how Evey described her experience with God. But everything changed as a result of her relational skills training:

“Probably what has been the most meaningful to me is exactly how this has impacted my relationship with God… My image of God has so completely turned around because closeness is not scary anymore.”

Evey’s words capture THRIVEtoday’s heart to equip people with the skills to move from fear to connection, from distance to intimacy with God.

Alyssa, a counselor and participant in our Thrive Premier Training, who reflects on the strength and closeness with Jesus that she discovered on her relational skills journey:

“I can bounce back from emotions so much more quickly. I feel consistent in who I am no matter the circumstance. I’ve also enjoyed tuning into Jesus and talking with Him about how He sees people I’m struggling with. It’s been so helpful to get His perspective and respond differently.”

Grace, a friend who has participated in several of our online groups, found practical help through our Habit Builder Courses:

“These groups fill a unique space to identify missing skills, practice them together, and find real hope. They’re a golden opportunity to come out of isolation and experience compassion… Through this loving community, I’m putting a kind face on God, which helps me experience His love and grow in my attachment with Him.”

Would you enjoy blessing others who are longing for practical ways to deepen their connection to God?

There are countless others looking for transformation in their lives and relationships. We long to invite them to learn with us, but we need your help!

You make this possible!

In 2025, together with the help of our generous donors, we had the privilege of touching hundreds of lives, like Grace’s, by helping them:

Navigate Emotions with new Return to Joy courses, Habit Builder Groups, and an Emotions Assessment .
Discover Ways to Work Through Conflict while staying connected to Jesus and protecting relationships (through our new conflict course).
Clarify their Growth Journey with a FREE webinar unpacking the key elements of capacity, recovery, and healing and when each is needed.

These resources make it easier than ever for people to come, learn what relational skills are, and begin to grow peace and connection.

Looking ahead to 2026

As we turn our attention to 2026, our desire is to empower groups and communities to grow together in relational maturity and their experience of God. We plan to make these life-changing skills more accessible than ever before by:

Launching a New Return to Joy Course focusing on how storytelling can help us grow in our ability to process emotions.
Equipping New Leaders by releasing additional facilitator and group resources to help leaders share the skills in their churches and communities.
Increasing Accessibility as we explore ways to make training more widely available, including a new subscription model for our courses.

Donors provide crucial encouragement and support so our goals can become reality!

To maximize THRIVEtoday’s impact in 2026, we’re trusting God for $100,000 in year-end gifts. Will you help spread joy, peace, and connection with a gift of $50, $100, or $500?

Thanks to the generosity of matching donors doubling the first $35,000 in gifts, your impact goes twice as far, fueling our mission to share transformative skills with thousands.

If it would bring you joy to partner with us in this way, we invite you to donate at the link below.

At the end of the day, relational skills point to a profoundly loving God. Thank you for being with us on the journey to experience Him and spread His love to a world in need!

If you are interested in joining our monthly giving team, you can learn more at https://thrivetoday.org/rit

Stories made possible

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"Before going to Thrive Premier training, I struggled with triggers rooted mostly in childhood trauma. I was a successful military officer, leading well in high-stress environments including combat, but inside I carried deep pain. This affected how I led, sometimes reacting out of my triggers and hurting people in my path. It affected my marriage and my parenting, hurting the relationships that mattered most to me. Thrive Premier training changed everything. I learned how to train my brain to run on joy instead of pain. This gave me new superpowers to stop the pain train before it left the station. I became capable of finding the peace that allowed me to be my true self and avoid relational collateral damage. What a breath of fresh air for those that I lead and love! The team at THRIVEtoday made me feel safe and secure enough to be vulnerable as I learned these new skills. They presented the material and exercises in an easily understandable way."

“I wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate the THRIVEtoday Relational Skills podcast. I work in a state system, providing services to young children and their parents, and these podcasts give great handles for understanding brain science and relational skills. I talk a lot about relational skills with the families that I see and having the podcast to share with them has been satisfying and helpful.”

“One of the things that I have found to be an increased place of encouragement are the Habit Builder Groups that Thrive has started. I especially enjoy being able to connect with people who are interested in learning the same things that I'm learning, even if we're not in the same physical location.”

“I decided to take the Foundational 5 Intro Course because I have been looking for how to regain spiritual endurance of joy and peace. This course renewed my hope, excited me and gave me a path forward toward joy and peace and deeper union with the Lord and others.”

Barbara's Story

“The dearest relationships I have used and taught the skills to are some of my grandchildren. In different ways each of them needed healing and stability in their lives. Now they know how to quiet, to seek Jesus in “everything,” and to live from their hearts. And they spread the joy they have found and the skills they have learned to those around them. “

“As I was describing my experience to a friend after the Defeating Your Barriers to Jesus event, I noticed that I felt clean. My heart felt clean. I felt heard and seen. And I thought of the words of Jesus to His disciples “…you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.” John 3:15. When the barriers are removed and I hear from Him, there’s nothing like it. Having been raised in a spiritually abusive and traumatic environment, “God” is a complicated relationship for me. But He keeps winning my trust through right-brain experience that overrides my faulty logic and beliefs. The calming cleanness that comes from hearing from Him is one of those things He uses to defeat my barriers to Him. I’m so grateful.”

“Thrive training has been very helpful for me in my work as a mental health therapist. I walk with people through very traumatic, dark times and yet I'm still able to be glad to be with them in their times of sorrow and distress. It's also increased my capacity so I'm able to hear other people’s sad stories and not get pulled down into sadness or depression myself.”

“We had a daughter who really struggled regulating her emotions and we weren't sure how to handle that. None of the books helped. Year after year going back to Thrive training and having precious, precious mentors tell us, “Don't underestimate the power of joy and you're doing everything right. Just keep doing it. It's just gonna take time.” That was instrumental in helping our children grow and grow healthy, secure attachments to us. Now we have a 32, 22,13 and 12 year old, and they've been raised the last 15 years of their lives with these principles. Now we are seeing the fruit in their lives as well. We're super thankful for that. Thank you, Thrive!”

Stewart's Story

Stewart struggled with severe depression for 6 years, until he discovered the relational skills. Now God has transformed his life and he is giving back as a regular donor. "If you knew how grateful I am, you would get it. I gladly contribute because it literally saved my life and saved my brain and gave me a second chance. My hope is that others would experience Immauel and the incredible transformation that can happen in moments - that others could experience deep freedom healing and empowering that happens when you know how to keep your RCs on and you don’t fear anything anymore the way you used to because Immanuel is right here with you, right now."

Elizabeth's Story

Elizabeth discovered the relational skills at almost 80 years of age. In the past three years since, she has seen wonderful results in areas that were stubborn to all the other forms of healing she had encountered in the past 40 years. “When I became a Christian at 35, I thought I’d found the manual to life when I started reading the Bible. Three years ago when I discovered The Skills as I was being introduced to Immanuel Prayer, I knew I’d found my missing piece and the key to relationships. Immanuel has been able to do a mighty work in me, and it truly has been a time of Transforming my Fellowship with my husband, my five adult children, and their children in ways I’ve only dreamed of before. It is moving from my head to my heart through Immanuel Journaling and is finally coming out my fingers and toes as I go. My heart is so full of GRATITUDE. Thank you just doesn’t touch it!”

THRIVEtoday Ambassador Anni has a past of deep emotional trauma. Everywhere she looked for help she was told that unless God performed a unique miracle, she would not be healed this side of heaven. Anni shares how online skill resources have brought hope and healing. “In all my learning of the 19 skills, the most revolutionary concept has been that God created my brain to function in a way that I could grow and learn. But without online resources like THRIVE online practice communities, my ability to assimilate and practice the 19 brain skills would be practically non-existent. Now God has given me freedom and healing from many things I thought would always be a part of my life. I feel as though I am standing in the wilderness crying out that there is hope now, there is healing now, there is freedom now!”

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