What does it look like to live in victory?
I mean we already know that victory was won the day Jesus died for us all, but what does it look like to live and walk out a life living in victory?
Sometimes I catch myself living in defeat when I should clearly be walking in victory. I call things out in myself that are clearly lies that I have believed from the enemy, but have claimed as my own. I believe that I am not capable or strong enough. I believe that because of my age no one will listen, unless they are younger than me. When I make a mistake the enemy is ready to shoot his arrows and tell me that God doesn’t love me because I’ve made a mistake and dishonored Him.
About two years ago, a wonderful young lady told me something I have never forgotten and it’s about the devil. The devil tries to trick us and makes us believe his lies. She said that when the devil tries to deceive her she thanks him! She thanks him, because she knows he is a lair and every word that comes out of his mouth is not truth, which obviously means that the opposite of what he says is truth.
Call me unworthy and he reminds me how worthy I am. Call me useless and I’m reminded that I am useful. Call me weak and I am reminded that I am strong in the Lord. Call me ugly and I’m reminded I am beautiful and royalty. I am my Papa’s princess and no lies from the enemy will change that.
He whispers lies into our minds because he is afraid. He is afraid of what the Lord is going to use us for. He wants you to believe his lies, so that you will not be used by God and live in victory. He comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
BUT, let me tell you, the devil has no authority over you. What you give him is what he gets. Don’t give him anything.
I struggle with living in victory still. The lies come and I take the shot, but I am learning to block those arrows and live in victory, because that’s how we are called to live.
