{"id":6968,"date":"2022-12-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2022-09-17T10:16:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T15:16:31","slug":"overcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/overcome\/","title":{"rendered":"OVERCOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Overcome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6969\" width=\"332\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Overcome.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Overcome-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Overcome-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Daniel+11%3A36-12%3A13+&amp;version=ESV\">Daniel 11:36-12:13 ESV,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+John+4%3A1-21+&amp;version=ESV\">1 John 4:1-21 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+123%3A1-4+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 123:1-4 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+29%3A2-4&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 29:2-4 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cLittle children, you are from God and have <em>overcome<\/em> them, for&nbsp;he who is in you is greater than&nbsp;he who is in the world.\u201d (1 John 4:4 ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NIKAO (3528): <\/strong>\u201cOvercome, conquer, prevail, get the victory.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Get the victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As children of God, you possess divine power to help overcome this world&#8217;s trials and tribulations.&nbsp; Accessing Christ\u2019s strength means submitting your life to Him and asking for help.&nbsp; Submission requires self-awareness to realize you need assistance to win the battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus helps us face our demons, both internal and external.&nbsp; Often, our biggest battles come from within ourselves.&nbsp; Fears and anxieties can cripple us from enjoying life to the fullest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to a friend share her anxiety about driving over bridges hurt my heart.&nbsp; As a result of her fear, she limits her travels and doesn\u2019t go places she longs to go.&nbsp; Trusting God can help us overcome our fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Greater within you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s Spirit living within your heart has more power than anything.&nbsp; When Jesus died and rose again, He overcame death, the consequences of sin.&nbsp; Placing our faith in Christ means we no longer fear death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cI have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.\u00a0In this world you will have trouble.\u00a0But take heart! I have overcome\u00a0the world.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2016%3A33&amp;version=NIV\">John 16:33 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When my friend shared her anxieties, I told her how I overcame my driving fears.&nbsp; After getting t-boned in an intersection by a taxi driver in northern VA, totaling the rental vehicle, I developed post-traumatic syndrome with driving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time I enter an intersection, flashbacks of the crash haunt me. Jesus helps me overcome them by reminding me that He never leaves nor forsakes me.&nbsp; God protected me then, and He protects me now.&nbsp; Life doesn\u2019t end when our physical body dies but continues forever with Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let anxiety and fear stop you from living life to the fullest.&nbsp; Trust Jesus to help you overcome the trials you face.&nbsp; Introduce your mountains to the God who created them.&nbsp; Submission doesn\u2019t mean weakness; instead, you access divine strength to help you overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. (2010). <em>The New Strong&#8217;s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. <em>Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 171) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. 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