John spoke of vanquishing the world: “You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). For the spiritual Christian, victory is not an event, but the victor abiding in us. He further says, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory

Our present responsibility is to fight our battles in the spirit of Jesus. What Jahaziel told Jehoshaphat applies to all time: “The battle is not yours but God's” (2 Chron. 20:15). The New Testament consistently speaks of victory, not as something we accomplish, but as the appropriation of what Jesus has already accomplished. Paul proclaimed, “But

At the end of the age, “These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings” (Rev. 17:14). This is why we worship Christ and do not worship man. He and only He is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. Final victory is assured because of that. Our faith is secure because He is

No one in that kingdom need stumble, for they have light.

Christ Jesus. I continue to grow more introspective as the years go by. I find myself looking upward to God and outward to others more and more as the years go by. My success is more important to me than anything else in the world. I get a joy in helping others succeed. I get jealous when something good happens to someone else. I enjoy seeing good

My sins continue to plague me; I find it hard to go on. After I sin, I ask God's forgiveness and move on in the confidence that I am a product of the future. I cannot tell that I am becoming anything. I can perceive process and progress in God conforming me to the image of Christ I live for the physical, whether it is sex, food, money, or position.

Worldly View Christly View I was born unlucky (or lucky). God has had His hand on me in the reading of this book. I become bitter when one of my goals is frustrated. In my setbacks, I reckon on God bringing a greater good than I could have known otherwise. I am rarely aware that a blessing actually comes from God. I am aware that all blessings come

In the same way, we cannot tell from day to day what specific growth God may be seeing in us, but we trust the process. God will know when He has achieved His purpose in us.

My job is to forget the past and press forward.