By: Sixteen cities
Our God redeems and overcomes
1 John 4:4 says "Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."
Our God is NOT of this world, Our God DOESN'T lose. He is greater!
John
16:33 says, "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
This verse gives me chills, no joke. "I have OVERCOME the world." We should have no worries because God has OVERCOME.
God has overcome the world.
God overcomes everything.
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
No obstacle is too big.
No problem is too complex.
No thought is too distracting.
No situation is too overwhelming.
No weight is too heavy to overcome.
No obstacle is too big.
An obstacle is something in the way that you didn't replace there; it's out of your control.
For example:
Say you go to a football game. Then, out of no where, it starts sprinkling. Then an umbrella goes up in front of you at a football game.
For a football lover, this is a huge obstacle.
No problem is too complex:
We face problems in life that just have too much going on. For example: most problems have at least two paths you can take. I have been accepted into many colleges but choosing where I want to go makes me anxious. I have so many different paths I can take but I can only choose one.
No thought it too distracting:
Psalm 139:2 says, "You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar."
2 Corinthians 10:5 says, "We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ"
Have you ever had times when you have so many thoughts that you cannot focus on anything, especially on your relationship with God?
God doesn't get distracted.
I have always had a problem with keeping focus. I'm pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADD or ADHD. I will sit down to do one thing and all of a sudden I'm distracted with something else. If there is one thing I could fix, it would be my focus. But that's why God is so amazing. He forgives us. In the end, we are humans. We aren't perfect. God forgives. It's amazing because as hard as we try to stay focused, we just can't. We will get distracted. God can literally have billions of things going on at one time and never lose focus.
No situation is too overwhelming
Look up: Luke 4: 1-13 says
Have you ever had a situation you've wanted to get out of?
I constantly have these situations. Constantly. I can get uncomfortable in situations that most people probably wouldn't be uncomfortable in. I get anxious in a lot of situations.
No weight is too heavy
Romans
12:21 says, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
I try to go to the gym at least twice a week. There are some days where I just can't do it anymore. I can't lift this weight anymore, I can't do anymore leg presses, whatever it is, I just get tired. That doesn't happen to God. He can literally do anything.
Because we are his children we can overcome by his power.
No obstacle is too big for him to get us over, around or under.
No problem is too complex for him to workout.
No thought is too distracting that he can't capture and help us fix our eyes on him.
No situation is too overwhelming that he can't work out for our good.
No sin weight is too heavy for him to cut away.
So
When we see an obstacle it becomes and opportunity for God to work
When problems come our way we realize they are potential praise parties
When our thoughts become too distracting we release them over to God, he can handle them
When a tough situation arises we do not fear the situation because God is with me
When you find yourself weighed down with sin troubles we get rid of every sin weight by surrendering them to God, he will cut them out.
Remember:
1 John 4:4
No matter what the situation, you can overcome it with God's help.
Our God is the one who overcomes
