"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
I am an overcomer, so why am I not overcoming?
For the past few months, I have let my problems overcome me
instead of overcoming them like God has called me to. God has given me the
power and the tools to overcome all of life’s problems and heartaches, but if I
don’t take advantage of them I begin to drown. But why? That is the question I
have pondered for a long time.
And most of the time, it comes down to the same answer. The
going gets tough, I grow weary and then allow Satan to work his way into my
mind and pull me away from God, pull me away from God’s promises, make me
believe that I can get through life and my problems on my own. Guess what? It’s
not possible! And if you have read any of my other posts, you know this is a common
theme.
I have had enough! I am tired of wandering out in no man’s
land trying to figure out my problems on my own! It’s time to run back to
Jesus, because lets face it, I was the one who moved, not Him. It’s time to get
back to reading the Bible everyday no matter how busy I am, college, work, and
sleep can wait, but God can’t. It’s time to stop putting God on the back burner
and start making Him my top priority! It’s time to stop focusing on the petty
things in life and focusing on God trusting that He will take care of it!
So today, as I sit in a breakout room on the third floor of
the John Cook School of Business listening to WorshipMob, I give it all back to
God. Everything that I have taken up and tried to get through on my own, every
offense that I have taken up, every ounce of bitterness, pain, and anger, I lay
it at the cross. Jesus already took care of it and I don’t need to worry about
it, it isn’t mine to worry about.
Is there something you need to lay down or lay back down? Do
you need to run back to Jesus because you moved? Are you lacking faith? Are you
buried in sin? Whatever it may be, lay it down at the cross. Jesus already paid
for it. Take peace in knowing that it has already been taken care of and spend
some time with your Savior.
