"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place."
2 Corinthians 2:14
I love the idea here that God always causes us to triumph in Christ. :) Since it is God, likely not the kind of triumph that means rubbing the loser's nose in our superiority, but rather the pure triumph of overcoming our own faults and impediments and habits and tendencies, and, with God's help, succeeding at life... at self-improvement, in learning to be more like God, in learning compassion and bravery and goodness, and everything else that God offers us lessons in.
I think we can get really down about the world and about our own ability to triumph sometimes. And that's understandable, because life can be hard, and our own weaknesses and faults are no joke. But, as always, if we have faith in our Father, and trust him enough to do as he asks, he can perform a miracle in each and every one of our lives, and we can "always" triumph. :)
Today, let's get back in there and do as God asks. Let's repent and change... heal where we may have hurt, and do better than we did before. None of us is a hopeless case as long as we get up and keep trying. With God, we can triumph. Let's have faith to connect with God and make it happen.
2 Corinthians 2:14
I love the idea here that God always causes us to triumph in Christ. :) Since it is God, likely not the kind of triumph that means rubbing the loser's nose in our superiority, but rather the pure triumph of overcoming our own faults and impediments and habits and tendencies, and, with God's help, succeeding at life... at self-improvement, in learning to be more like God, in learning compassion and bravery and goodness, and everything else that God offers us lessons in.
I think we can get really down about the world and about our own ability to triumph sometimes. And that's understandable, because life can be hard, and our own weaknesses and faults are no joke. But, as always, if we have faith in our Father, and trust him enough to do as he asks, he can perform a miracle in each and every one of our lives, and we can "always" triumph. :)
Today, let's get back in there and do as God asks. Let's repent and change... heal where we may have hurt, and do better than we did before. None of us is a hopeless case as long as we get up and keep trying. With God, we can triumph. Let's have faith to connect with God and make it happen.
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