I am an Overcomer!

"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.