More Than Conquerors

1 John 5:4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.

There is an old Dogwood song entitled More Than Conquerors. I always took this song as a rally cry for all Christians and every time I listened to it I remembered that we have victory through God. I have recently realized that my view of having being a “conqueror” of Christ has been skewed. The world’s measure of success and overcoming is far different than God’s ideas and this is where my error always lied. Cassia and I were just talking about how the world’s definition of success is always along the lines of obtaining many years of schooling, having a high paying job, being able to afford “things, going on amazing vacations, etc. And I think as a Christian it’s so easy to get caught up in all of those things and have them become our basis of whether or not God leading us to overcome the world.

Looking into what is happening in my life right now and what happened recently, I have seen where I missed the mark. I have expected God to help me overcome at work by giving me a different and higher paying job. That is not always the case, He may be keeping me here in order to overcome in my present circumstances despite everything else. Overcoming is not necessarily obtaining victory in the human sense, but rather in God’s design. I can do more to overcome the enemy by being diligent in my work where I am now than being taken out of the situation completely. I have the opportunity to show that regardless of where I am, I will look to God for strength and He will lead me to become a conqueror for HIM, not for the world.

And this is where our (my) faith comes in. I need to trust that God’s plans are greater than my own. He only allows circumstances so that we can become stronger in Him. I’ve learned a lot recently that I cannot fully grasp what He is up to. He sees so much more than I do, therefore I need to let Him lead the way. And lead me to victory.