overcomer vs succumber
traits to acquire if you want to be a succumber [not a real dictionary word]
1. convince yourself that nobody cares about you
2. tell yourself that everybody is against you
3. act like doom and gloom is around every corner
4. believe that the successes of others are due to the lucky breaks they get
5. become convinced that your best efforts will not succeed anyway
6. presuppose that no matter what you do you will be misunderstood
7. presume you could do a lot better if others weren’t always against you
8. constantly complain that your life has no real significance
9. always worry that nothing will ever work out right
10. be paranoid; surely others do not want you to overcome bad things
10 declarations of overcomers
nothing can separate me from the love of jesus christ. romans 8:38-39- if God is for me, who can be against me? romans 8:31
- i choose to believe the best about everyone until proven otherwise; romans 14:10
- i will follow the golden rule and look out for the interests of others. matt 7:12; luke 6:31
- no matter what happens, God will never forsake me. hebrews 13:5
- i can do all things thru christ who strengthens me. phil. 4:13
- i will ask God for wisdom, and He will give it to me. james 1:5
- i will remain steadfast, knowing that nothing i do for God is in vain. 1 cor. 15:58
- i will do al things without complaining or murmurering. phil. 2:14
- i know that whatever i sow , that i will also reap. gal. 6:7
& overcomers guard their minds + emotions
> emotions are easily manipulated than cognitive thoughts. love can become lust; anger to vengeance; fear to incapacitation; sorrow to uncontrollable grief. what started out as a simple, honest emotion, not evil at all, soon begets sin. emotions not evil in and of themselves. every one of them can be used for good. what you channel emotions into may be evil.
