Abiding victory
You win some, you lose some, so the saying goes. But when you belong to God, through Christ, He tells us otherwise. He promises to always lead us in triumph; in life, in spiritual battles, in all the ways we need to in order to glorify Him. Question is, are we following Him? The promise is not a given, as if it magically happen. We have our part to play, too. He leads us into victory, but we have to follow His lead. If we trust in our own wits, we lose. Why? Because the battle belongs to the Lord, not us. I read somewhere (I wish I made note of the reference, but I didn't) that we have abiding victory in Christ. That means that it is always with us. But we must be tapped into it. How to we disconnect from this Source? Acting from the flesh instead of the Spirit, that's how! Once we "cross over" into flesh territory (reasoning, our own strength, depending on self instead of Christ), we are no longer following Christ. Ergo, we lose the...