In Me

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."  1 John 4:4

Feel a little beat up?  Are you dirty with the things of the world?  Did you fall down and forget to get back up?  Find yourself in a place where you never thought you'd be?  Are you defeated, or just plain tired?

Do the hits just keep coming?

Read the above verse.  There is Hope!

When I feel beat up, tired and defeated, I search the Scriptures to remind me of who I am, and Who God is.

I learned a few things this morning from this verse, let me share:

1-I am of God.  That alone should inspire me in all things!

2-I HAVE overcome evil, I just need to claim it!

3-GREATER is HE Who is IN me-I am equipped to fight and discern any battle, and I will be victorious!

When we face evil, sometimes we may succumb, back down, give in or even retreat, but it's because we have forgotten a few things:  We have forgotten-

1-Our Place- We are of God!

2-Our Possession-The Holy Spirit of God lives in us!

3-His Power- He is GREATER!

4-His Promise-We HAVE overcome them!

When I start to feel a little defeated by a battle I am in-

    I will remember 1 John 4:4, and remember that through Christ, I will win!

        But that's just me!

"Christian, remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity."  Charles Spurgeon

"Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them."  John Bunyan