There are a lot of obstacles on our journey through life. Some are easier to overcome and some we are still working on conquering.
The obstacles I am talking about are old habits we want to conquer. Before they can be conquered one needs a strategy on how to go about it. If I am facing a sheer rock ledge, I need wedges to drive into the cracks and ropes to catch me in case I fall.
However, before we even start the process of conquering the obstacle, we need to believe it can be conquered. If we do not believe that, once we see it, we will just quit.
At times in my personal life, I feel like I am running in an obstacle course. God’s Word tells us that no matter how difficult the obstacles are or how many there are, they can be conquered. Here is the first truth. I cannot do it on my own. I need God! God picks me up when I fall. He hands me the rope and makes sure it is strong and secure, so I do not fall to my death. By His power, through faith in Him, not ourselves, we know we can conquer all obstacles Satan puts in our way. He is all powerful! Believers are overcomers!
“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” 1 John 5:4-5
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