Giving the 5 minute prompt a try again this week!
The word is OVERCOME
The first thing that pops into my mind is Mandisa’s Song “You’re an Overcomer.” Love that song, and I ran to it regularly when I did a couch to 5K Bible study.
I was overcoming my fear of running, my fear of making a fool of myself in a running group, and my fear of not being able to do it.
It’s not on my current playlist, but if I hear it, my mind goes straight to the memory of that group, and the new friends I made while in it.
Then, my mind is drawn to all of the things that overcome me…
-I am overcome by fear
-I am overcome by anger and bitterness
-I am overcome by my obstacles
-I am overcome by my bad habits.
-I am overcome by worry
But every writer knows you get RID of the passive voice! Use strong verbs!
So that needs to flip!
-I overcome fear.
-I overcome anger and bitterness.
-I overcome obstacles.
-I overcome my bad habits.
-I overcome worry.
BUT HOW?
A verse come to mind…
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good!” (Rom 12:21)
That verse gives a strategy –Good overcomes evil. Kind of like fighting the negative with the positive.
(My inner voice says…But I lack the strength to do that!)
So I keep searching the Scriptures… love this verse!
Jesus said “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
As my time limit draws to a close, I’m summing it up with…
Jesus = key to overcoming–being an overcomer in his strength and not our own!
Now to go live it! I’ll tell you how it goes, if you tell me how it goes for you 🙂