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Walking In Victory - Part 2

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—even our faith. - 1 John 5:4-5

We continue to study on how we can walk in victory. Yesterday post talks about knowing who we are in Christ....

How Do we Walk in Victory?
  • Resisting 
 (Rom. 6:12-13a). We are to resist sin, Satan, and sin-provoking circumstances. We resist the inward prompting of sin and the schemes of Satan. Paul emphasized self-denial. God chose the denial of our lustful desires as one arena in which we are to express our love to Him (Jn. 14:15, 21-23); we refuse circumstances that inflame sinful desires. Therefore, we do not go to places, buy items, or look at or talk about things that stir up sinful passions.

When we are pursuing the fascination and pleasure of knowing God we can say no to things far more effectively. The essence of what we say no to is sin-provoking circumstances. Paul said that we should not present our body to situations that stir sin up in us (Rom. 6:13). Do not go to that place that stirs you up to sin. Avoid those sin-producing circumstances. 

You know your frame; you know what tempts you to do wrong. Do not go there! Say no to sinful desires and to wrong circumstances. When we are actively filling our hearts with the pleasures of knowing the Lord, we are much more successful at resisting sin, Satan, and sin-provoking circumstances.

 Walking in Victory means you have to maintain the victory God has given you; maintaing it means resisting whatever might comes your way to take that victory away...

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