Victim or Conqueror

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

It really bothers me when I hear people say, “He or she made me so mad.” Why, you ask? I used to be one of them. Believing that everyone and everything controls our emotions is like believing we are puppets whose strings others pull. We are in control of how we respond to people and circumstances. We are the ones who choose to wear our mad or glad pants.

It Is Written

EPHESIANS 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.

More than Conquerors

We are influenced by invisible forces all around us. Jesus died and equipped His followers with power over the enemy through prayer and our words. When we do nothing, we allow ourselves to be manipulated by circumstances, people, or unseen forces. No one can make us feel inferior without our permission. Scripture says we are more than conquerors, not victims. We have been given power to wield, not to sit passively behind a shield. It is time to stand up and use the power and words we have been given and align them with heaven. God’s Word is a sword. Jesus wielded it against Satan.

Prayer

Lord, Your Word says, "I am more than a conqueror." “As a man thinketh, so is he.” “Behold, I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy.” “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.” Help me remember who I am and whose I am today and every day!

Takeaway

We are victors, not victims!