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Overcomer-Mandisa

Staring at a stop sign

Watching people drive by

T mac on the radio

Got so much on your mind

Nothing's really going right

Looking for a ray of hope

Whatever it is you may be going through

I know he's not gonna let it get the best of you

You're an overcomer

Stay in the fight 'til the final round

You're not going under

'Cause God is holding you right now

You might be down for a moment

Feeling like it's hopeless

That's when he reminds you

That you're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

Everybody's been down

Hit the bottom, hit the ground

Ooh, You're not alone

Just take a breath, don't forget

Hang on to his promises

He wants you to know

You're an overcomer

Stay in the fight 'til the final round

You're not going under

'Cause God is holding you right now 

You might be down for a moment

Feeling like it's hopeless

That's when he reminds you

That you're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

The same man, the great I am

The one who overcame death

Is living inside of you

So just hold tight, fix your eyes

On the one who holds your life

There's nothing he can't do

He's telling you

You're an overcomer

Stay in the fight 'til the final round

You're not going under

'Cause God is holding you right now 

You might be down for a moment

Feeling like it's hopeless

That's when he reminds you

That you're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

See don't quit, don't give in

You're an overcomer

Don't quit, don't give in

You're an overcomer

Don't quit, don't give in

You're an overcomer

You're an overcomer

The message we are focusing on this and next month is that we, because of what Jesus has already done for us, because we believe it and speak about it in our daily lives as a part of our normal dialogue and because we don't care more about our own desires and plans then we do about Him and His will for our lives and the impact we make on the world around us, we are overcomers. 

No matter what we may see with our eyes. No matter what our friends and family may think. no matter what the circumstances appear to be, 

we ARE overcomers. 

That means that whatever "this" is, this too shall pass and we will come out of it better than we went in, no matter what it is. We will not just survive the struggle. We will not just complete the test. We will overcome. We will surmount. We will eclipse the things that are trying to pull us down with joy and faith and we will utterly destroy their ability to impact our lives for the worse. 

Today, beautiful people, you have what it takes, through Christ, to be an overcomer!

Revelation 12:11 "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony that they did not love their lives to the death."

Apples of Gold

Psalm 97:11 “Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.”

One of the things that God has been teaching me lately is that it’s not all about “now”. I know that we say, “Don’t focus on tomorrow because today has its own worries”, and that is true. Of course it’s true; Jesus Himself said it. But there is a balance between living in the present and having a firm, solid, real hope for tomorrow, for the future. You see there’s a difference between living in the present and living for the present.

Sometimes as life comes at us we have to plan ahead, look to our future and spend time concerning ourselves for the things that are to come. For example: If we never thought about the future we wouldn’t have first aid kits in our houses or food in our refrigerators for more than a day or winter coats stored away in summertime. These things are reasonable preparations for the future. This verse reminds us that God also has made preparations for the future.

When we are going through a dark or unfruitful time in our lives, when looking at the, seemingly empty, fields around us yields no comfort against our anxieties for the future we have a sure hope through God’s Word that He has sown good seed in us and that seed will grow into light and gladness for our souls. We can find rest in the fact that under the surface the germination of our joy has already begun; the beginnings of Jesus Himself, growing in and through us, setting down a network of strong roots that cannot be removed even if the whole vine be cut off by trial and tribulation, is taking place. How amazing! What peace we have in knowing that, regardless of what we see on the surface, life dwells within us and that life will break forth with light and gladness in due season. My Friends, that is what we live for. That hope for our future is what makes it possible to be strong and filled with courage in the present. That is the promise of God.

Yes and Amen!