Are you overcoming?

"For whoever is born of God, overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith. (5) Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."                             1 John 5:4-5.  NKJV

DL Moody writes:
'Every temptation you overcome makes you stronger to overcome others. And every temptation that defeats you, makes you weaker. You can become weaker and weaker or stronger and stronger. Sin takes the strength out of your vitality, but Godly character makes you stronger. If you're not overcoming temptations, the world is overcoming you.'  The Overcoming Life.

Note the phrase, 'Sin takes the strength out of your vitality.' It is true, sin drags a person down; it ages us and brings a fear that one day they may get caught out as God reveals it, whatever sin it may be. Sin is a robber, when we're tempted into this, it robs us of all of our joy, strength and our very integrity. If God was to reveal to the world what we're really like, we would hang our heads in shame. Thank goodness for Jesus who pleads for our very soul and stands in the gap.

This doesn't mean that it's ok. We have to stand up to temptation and say, 'No - never again,' and then by the faith God gave us at the new birth, live the life of an overcomer. It's not easy. We are all guilty of certain things that we do and say, and whatever that is, sin is sin. It can't be measured by thinking it was only a small sin. No, some sins are not worse that others. They are all measured the same.

Be honest, what sin are you falling to on a regular basis? What is robbing you of the blessing God wants to pour upon you? He has so much that He wants to give us but sin prevents Him. What have you been waiting on God for but it has been some time now, and it doesn't look like coming? Could sin be blocking this?

We know deep down when we have hurt God. We carry a never-ending burden of guilt and it won't go away until we have repented. But then, we do it again. God doesn't give up on us; He only sees the best in us. However, the rewards that He has for us are put on hold until we are in a position where the devil can no longer point an accusing finger at us. When we're in that position - and we can be - then the blessing will come zooming our way!

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