Are You A Survivor?

Romans 8:35, 37 (NIV)

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” 

 

Most of us, at one time or another in our lives, have experienced some very devastating events and circumstances.  It is safe to say that some of us have survived circumstances that would have caused others to be destroyed emotionally, or have serious breakdowns.  These events can cause us to remain in a state of “helplessness or victimization” for the rest of our lives.  In the case of those affected by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; I can’t think of any catastrophe or carnage more devastating than what they had to live through.  Some of them are still displaced, homeless, and emotionally distraught.  As I watched the casualties captured on film through the documentary by Spike Lee; “When the Levees Broke,” it was almost impossible for me to comprehend how anyone could survive such devastation in order to get their lives back to some type of normalcy. 

ARE YOU A SURVIVOR?

Well, we have a choice as to whether or not we will remain a victim or progress onward toward survival and emerging triumphantly.   Romans 8:35-37;   lets us know that there is nothing that can separate us from the Love of God.  Nothing?  No, nothing!  Nothing that we face keeps God from coming to our rescue.  He will use all His power to ensure that we are victorious and triumphant in every area of our lives.    It is His will that we not only survive but, that we are more than conquerors. 

To be more than a conqueror is to be a survivor.  Not only that you survived but, that you mastered a difficult situation, overcame a difficult problem, denied all the odds, and defeated the enemy.  2Cor. 2: 14 says, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ.”  That means that it doesn’t matter what the circumstance, God will cause us to survive and win. 

Of course, not of our own strength, but through His power.  In and of our own strength we not strong enough to survive some difficulties.  There are situations that we could never make it through alone.  But, Thanks be to God we are not alone.  He loves us so much that He causes us to win. 

Ladies, there is only one way we can be defeated;  if we quit, or refuse to survive. 

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, we thank you for loving us enough to see us through every trial and circumstance we face.  It is your unfailing love that causes us to triumph over all things.  Strengthen us where we are weak or scared.  We are more than conquerors in You.  IN JESUS’ NAME, AMEN.