How can we be Overcomers (Rev. 12:11) if there isn’t anything to overcome?

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)

But, practically speaking, how is that accomplished by someone like me that for many, many years lived life by the patterns of this world?

1. I had to agree with God that I had been greatly deceived.

2. I had to agree with God that I had been believing a lie, and I had to repent for doing so.

3. I had to allow; I needed to give God permission to show me just how destructive the lie I bought into and believed really was.

4. I had to reject the lie(s) I had believed for such a long time and then choose to believe what God says to be true.

5. I had to decide and choose to stand on the many truths God disclosed to me about myself instead of how I would normally have responded to life’s scenarios and circumstances.

By the way, all of the above-mentioned practical points often, very often, involved pushing through strong feelings and emotions that did everything they possibly could to sway me from doing what was right.

The warfare between flesh and spirit is a specific sign that God is at work in you through the sanctification of His Spirit.

How can we be Overcomers if there isn’t anything to overcome?

Thank God for His overcoming grace in the battle that brings seasons of peace and rest, knowing He will never leave us or forsake us.

Without a doubt, the greatest battle was learning to value truth because it is true, and not just because it felt true.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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