More Than A Conqueror

Romans 8:35 (NKJV)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:

“ For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

When we are taught about the above scriptures it is usually referenced in a way that defines believers as always having favorable outcomes in life. Have you ever experienced a setback and said “I am more than a conqueror”, have you ever been in the running for an important business deal and said “I am more than a conqueror”, have you ever been challenged in any way shape or form and have used this scripture to claim victory over what has been challenging you?

Now all of that is fine, as God’s children we have supernatural favor in areas of our lives that produces good results. But when I look at those scriptures now I see something totally different from what I have been taught. What really stands out to me is not verse 37 but rather verse 35.

Verse 35 speaks on being separated from the love of Christ and what how you can potentially let adverse situations separate you from that love. If verse 37 only references good times and always having favorable results then it kind of contradicts verse 35. Why would always being successful threaten the separation of the love of Christ, usually that is when most believers tend to draw closer to God.

You may be asking what I’m getting at. What I am getting at is this; every now and then we may come across an experience in life that does not produce the results we think that it should. Have you ever been rejected for a job, while being a Christian? Have you ever been turned down for that mortgage to purchase your dream house, as a Christian? Have you ever lost a loved one that you prayed so earnestly for, or have you ever been a part of bad relationship break up while being a Christian? We all have experienced some kind of unfavorable results while being a follower of Christ, results that we cannot explain and often question God as to why it happened.

When you experience disappointment and heartache how do you react? Someone who is more than a conqueror is able to remain in a state of peace, in a state where they can say “You know what God, it didn’t work out the way I wanted but you know what’s best for my life and I trust you always”. Someone who is more than a conqueror will overcome the mix of emotions that can adversely affect your mental mindset of peace. Am I saying not to grieve in the case of loss or maybe even be a bit upset, no not at all. I’m just saying be sensitive and able to discern that which threatens that peace and sense of love that we get through Christ.

Let’s take Jesus as an example; Jesus was being beaten and killed on the cross but through it all he was more than a conqueror. Through it all he said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. How many of us can honestly say they would be able to do that right now today.

So from this day on whatever you experience in life whether good or bad always know that you are more than a conqueror, not because you will always get favorable results you desire but because you will always be at peace in whatever situation you face.

Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org