Nov 27, 2018
You are from God and
have overcome, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world. 1John 4:4
Believers are not
identified by how easy their life goes, but by how much overcoming their life
does.
One of the most amazing believers I have ever met is a lady
named Anita. She has been in a fight
with cancer over the past decade, facing chemotherapy a number of times,
dealing with surgeries, and struggling with dozens of setbacks. Anita is a passionate believer in Jesus, and continues
to trust God for healing. Some question
a God who would allow one of His faithful children to endure such
struggle. Others might question her life habits or look
for some reason to blame her for the health problems. Most people who come to faith have a hidden
expectation that God will make them prosper and not suffer. Only in maturity do we discover the power of
God IN the struggles.
John sat in exile on the island of Patmos. He was well aware that becoming a Christian
doesn’t exclude us from struggles. In
fact, John saw friends and fellow apostles persecuted and even martyred for
their faith. Being a believer was not a
trip on easy street … it came with even greater challenges. The mark of a believer wasn’t the ease of
their life, it was the ability to overcome the struggles of life.
Faithfulness and endurance are the marks of a fully devoted
Christian. When life throws us
curveballs, true faith will be seen in how we overcome. Something powerful happens when the Spirit of
God is seen overcoming the pain of the world.
Anyone can have ‘faith’ when life is easy. But when life gets hard, we see the true
faith of a person come out.
John shares one of the most quotable and beneficial
reminders of Scripture, saying: Greater is He that is in you, than he that is
in the world. You have the power to
overcome life’s challenges, because the Spirit of God is far greater than the
spirits of the world. That may not mean
we are healed from cancer, or avoid marital struggle, or live without
grief. It does mean we have God’s help
to overcome it.
Celebrate the victories of your life, when God overcame the
problems you faced. And count on God to help you overcome the
ones you are dealing with.
Anita is an example of an overcomer. Be like her when you face your trials. It will release the power of the one who
lives inside of you.
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