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What’s the first thing you do when you receive good news? If you’re anything like me, you share it with others. You’re excited to share good news with the people you love. In 2 Corinthians 2:14, the apostle Paul says it this way: Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph. Notice that your triumph is not an “occasional” triumph or a “once-in-a while” triumph. You are called to always triumph in Christ Jesus. Because of the all-surpassing goodness of your Heavenly Father, you can always defeat the enemy and overcome the obstacles you face every day and in every part of your life. Whether you see it or not, the bigger the obstacle the bigger the victory! You never have to be afraid or uncertain of the outcome because: The battle is not yours, the battle belongs to the Lord! Going through oppositions in your life, whether a relationship struggle, a financial concern, a difficult boss, a harsh critic, a wayward child or a stalled dream, can be saddening and often confusing. It’s at times like this you wonder what exactly God meant when He said “Be of good cheer”. The truth is most of us believe or assume that living a victorious life equals living a life without trouble, stress and other words used to describe all forms of tribulations we often encounter on our day to day life. Living a victorious life means understanding that trials will come, believing that you have the grace to always win and triumph in spite of all tribulations. Growing up as a little kid and well into my teenage years, I was such a happy and vibrant kid. The truth is quite a lot of people felt I was a weirdo and maybe sick upstairs. Well you would probably think the same thing about a girl with just a pair of clothing and slippers (which we had to always wash overnight to wear in the morning). You see, growing up a lot of things was considered a luxury for us, things like having more than one blouse or skirt, eating two square meals, taking meals that actually contain fish/meat (wheeww that was a big deal) but I was always glad. I had this strong belief that God was working it all out, I didn’t know when or how long but I knew God has given us the grace to always triumph. From being the girl who had no hope of going to school, to sweeping to pay for my high school and then going on to finish University, several certifications and a master’s in view, trust me I am a strong believer that we have indeed been called to live a victorious life. First John 5:4 says, “Whatever is born of God overcometh the world.” The believer is a victor over every circumstance of life. If you look carefully at the phrase “whatever is born of God” in verse 4, you will find it is in the present tense, which means that the Christian is continually having victory over the world. It is a habit of life for the saint to conquer the world’s system. The truth is whether it is a financial battle, an emotional battle in your life, situations regarding your job and your family, whatever it may be, the battle is the Lord’s. The Christian life is not a life of defeat but it is a life of victory. I’ve heard some call it the deeper life, the victorious life, the exchanged life, while some call it the overcoming life. Call it whatever you want to call it, but it is a truth that ‘Thanks be unto God, who causes us always to triumph in Christ’. I always say God does not specialise in breeding irresponsible children; instead he grooms us, just like gold would go through the fire to be purified and refined. Now I know we don’t always feel victorious; at times we are just barely getting by but that does not change the fact that we are victorious.  We must daily take God at His Word and learn to trust Him by faith, even when nothing that is happening in us or to us seems to back it up. In the end, living a victorious life comes down to faith. We either choose to believe what the Bible says, or what our eyes see, what our mind thinks and what others say. Whenever things are going our way or just taking the opposite turn, just take God at His word and leave the details to Him!      
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This article was first published on 18th August 2015

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