Overcomer

Overcomers must have had something to overcome.

This keeps ringing in my hears this morning…All 5 of my grandchildren skied (learned on the first day out) this season… August 3, 2016.

All 5 had to meet the challenge of never having done this before and how will I respond when it’s my turn out there to learn in front of everyone….???

What was it that each had to overcome?

Did some have more to overcome than others even though the task was the same for all?

I think mostly what we have to overcome is what do we believe? It is said that success breeds success. Why is that? Do I believe I can do this? Is it an unrealistic belief or one that I have considered and found possible?

What about the seemingly “impossible”… the places where God says “with man it is impossible, but with God all things are possible”?

Does that apply to things I want to do or things I’m called to do only?

During this political season there is an unusual circumstance… what is happening in political rallies is not being presented in the polls presented by the media. What is the truth?

Can what we believe become what is true? How does that happen?

If my mind (my belief ) is so stubborn that I refuse to see, will what I see become my belief even though it is a lie?  A self fulfilling prophecy?

Truth cannot be dependent on our belief… otherwise it is always subjective right? But are there some truths that become forged by our belief?

I think perhaps this is the legacy of our father Adam who ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The eyes that were open were the physical as our spiritual eyes became veiled.

Is this what we must OVERCOME?

1 John 5:4-5

“4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”

Have you ever considered what this woman had to overcome to step into the house with her “gift”? My goodness what a story… on so many levels.

What did she “believe” when she walked in?

What did she “believe” when she left?

Luke 7

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 Then those who were at table with him began to say among[h] themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
I'm wondering this... if we have more to overcome, do we have more to share with others who need to overcome? I've found that often the best coaches are not the ones who naturally played the sport, but the ones who had to struggle to reach the point of their successes. These coaches understand what it takes, they know how to encourage and they know HOW TO OVERCOME! Coaches should always be encouragers as well as teachers... at least I think the best ones are.

It is my prayer that whatever my family, my children, my grandchildren and on and on… whatever they set their minds to will be done… but it is my prayer first that they have the “mind of God”… and that this is the filter for what they choose. I believe this will BE!

Oh JESUS… thank YOU for TRUTH beyond my belief… Thank You for NEVER EVER CHANGING… and Thank you for the precious treasures who call me mom, Tahtee and even those who call me Carla or KatyJ I love them all!

BTW... the Rio Olympics this year are sure fun to watch... just heard Steele Johnson and David Boudia say... "my identity is not on the platform... not dependent on what I do from that platform... my identity is rooted in Christ and NEVER changes!"  

YES LORD JESUS!!! thank you for men with testimonies for the world to see. 

They took silver!