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“For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” I John 5:4

Ever felt the sting of defeat? Ouch – not fun. No one wants to cower in the corner and admit failure. No one wants to proclaim, “I’m a loser!” But often we tie those labels easily to self when we miss the mark. Perfection is elusive in this world…..we just gotta keep getting back up and moving forward. Learning from mistakes while seizing wisdom birthed in hard places. Leaving the past in the past.

Love these power packed words from the Apostle John declaring believers in Jesus Christ as overcomers in this world. Courage, boldness and bravery unfolding from those words. Regardless of the task, regardless of the circumstances – we don’t have to sulk and give up. We can rise above what seeks to hold us back.

Overcoming isn’t for the faint hearted. Life throws a lot of stuff our way. Messy trumps us at every turn. Difficult situations and heartaches attempt to steal away our resilience. But if we keep our eyes firmly planted on Jesus and our faith clings tightly to His word, overcomer will be our name. It will define us and refine us.

The very One who rose from the grave defeating death lives within the heart of His children. Empowering, strengthening and destining us for victory. Try wearing that sweet friend! So the next time despair, defeat and loser threatens to steal our joy, girlfriend just remember who you are. A child of the Mighty God who leads us in victory. With God on our side, we don’t have to worry about threats, injustices or misguided wrongs.

One day the enemy will be defeated. He might reign long and hard attacking us at every turn, but we get the final word. Revelation 22:3 proclaims the best promise ever, “and there will no longer be any curse.” This world as we know will fade away and perfection will at last be ours…..for now, we simply keep believing, trusting and overcoming until we meet our Savior face to face.

“Sweet Jesus there are days when we want to cower and hide the evils of this world are too much to bear. But You have shown us, You have told us – we are more than conquerors – we can overcome this world if we stay in step with You.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life