You Can Defeat the World

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If we believe Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children.  If we love and obey God, we know we will love his children.  We show our love for God by obeying his commandments, and they are not hard to follow.  Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory.  No one can defeat the world without having faith in Jesus as the Son of God. 

1 John 5:1-5 - CEV

The world around you is a tremendous force pressing in on you all the time!  The world wants you to live your life according to the standards of the world, not according to the teachings of Jesus Christ.  

The message of Jesus calls you away from the world, and the call of the world pulls you away from Jesus!  That struggle will not cease until you are free from your earthly body and are securely in the presence of Jesus or permanently separated from Him!  

These are the words of 1 John 5:4, "Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory."

You can win the struggle against the world!  But there is only one way to win it.  You can defeat the world by your faith in Jesus Christ.  The world may tell you one thing and Jesus will tell you the opposite.  If you trust Jesus and have faith in Him you will defeat the world and be able to stand against its temptations!  

From the time you first become aware of the need to choose between Good and Evil until the day you take your last breath the struggle will continue here on earth.  Until you hear about Jesus and choose to be a Christ follower you will be pummeled by the world.  But after you accept Jesus and walk in daily obedience to Him, He will give you the experience of defeating the world by having faith in Him!

If you are a Christian but are being defeated at every turn in your life, turn back to Jesus and trust Him to give you directions for every step you take in life!  Faith in Jesus will defeat the world!  

"Lord Jesus, I trust You today to lead me in being able, by Your power to defeat the world and its powerful influence on my life!  Give me the faith to trust You more today, and every day.  Praise Your Holy and Righteous Name now and forever.  Amen."