Victorious Living

Saint! Do you hear the call of Jesus Christ? Do you know the power that you have at your disposal?! Rather... do you know the Power that has YOU at His disposal?! How dare we go out there and live with a defeatist mindset! The kingdom of Jesus Christ is going to win through to absolute victory! You are plugged into a powerhouse of grace through Jesus Christ! The question is not "Can I handle indwelling sin in my life?" but "Can indwelling sin handle the Spirit who dwells in me?"! The Christian life isn't about coping and surviving! The Christian life is about smashing sin to bits and treading on Satan's head! Our Captain has gone before us and He does NOT give us just enough grace to survive for the day! Don't sit around worrying about bad things that may happen to you or about mistakes you might make! Go out and face your very worst fears! It's more appropriate if the things you fear are themselves afraid of you! They can't handle you who are in Christ! They don't have the resources to weather the storm! This. Is. WAR! YOU HAVE A SOVEREIGN GOD ON YOUR SIDE!!! He will give you absolute victory! And when you fall and sin and make big mistakes DON'T EVER DESPAIR! Never despair! Not under any circumstance! Despair and frustration are NOT part of the Christian life! Repentance is! Repent and move on! Don't look back! Yours is the victory in Christ! Just as He walked on Satan's head, so you will too! You fight! Fight hard! Fight brutally! Fight with everything you have in you! Smash in the skulls of your enemies! They will NOT win! Their attempts to gain ultimate control over you are futile! Get out of your comfort zone! Fail in a truly epic fashion! But even more powerfully BELIEVE! "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And THIS is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." (1 John 5:4) You are free to fail big time! You are free to make a dreadful mess! DON'T let your mess discourage you though! God is bigger than your mess! He loves you because of His Son! Not because you don't make messes! "No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day. Do you think such an exalted Lamb paid merely a small price with a meager sacrifice for our sins?" Beat sin to death with your faith! It's a painful, grueling, uphill battle to believe sometimes but by God's grace you will fight to the end! NEVER despair though! No matter what you have done! No matter what you may do in the future! Never despair! Never ever! Ever! Not in a thousand years! Not in a million lifetimes! Not even a little! Never despair! The Christian life is summed up in one word... hope. Hope against everything that says to despair and you will be brought safely into the grand kingdom of your Father! "Fear not, little sheep. It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."