đĽMore Than Conquerors Building a Track Record of Godâs Greatness
Many people want victory, but few understand that conquering is part of the process God uses to build a track record in your life.
You conquer fear so faith (what you believe) can grow.
You conquer low self-esteem so confidence in Christ can emerge.
You conquer lack so you can understand stewardship, wisdom, and provision.
You conquer unhealthy relationships so you can walk in discernment and purpose.
You conquer bad habits so discipline can shape your future.
Every battle you overcome becomes evidence of Godâs greatness working through your life.
âAnd we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.â
Romans 8:28
đĽConquer What Tries to Conquer You
Conquer inflation.
Conquer inferiority complexes.
Conquer the paycheck-to-paycheck mentality.
Conquer unhealthy thinking.
Conquer unforgiveness.
Conquer gossip.
Conquer fear and limitation.
âWe are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.â
Romans 8:37
We cannot continually affirm that we are âmore than conquerorsâ while allowing things beneath our spiritual identity to dominate our minds, emotions, and lifestyles.
God allows certain battles because overcoming them builds spiritual authority, maturity, wisdom, and testimony.
Sometimes the struggle is necessary because Heaven is building a track record through you.
âFor our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.â
2 Corinthians 4:17
Jesus Conquered in the Flesh
The Bible says:
âGod sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.â
Romans 8:3
Jesus conquered in the very area humanity failed.
Anything that did not reflect Heaven, He subdued:
⢠Fear
⢠Darkness
⢠Sin
⢠Sickness
⢠Oppression
⢠Lack/Poverty
⢠Death
Jesus demonstrated what happens when Heaven fully expresses itself through a yielded vessel.
One of the reasons Jesus Christ took on human nature was to conquer in the very area humanity had failed.
He did not merely teach victory.
He demonstrated victory through a human life fully submitted to the Spirit of God.
Jesus showed us what happens when the Spirit rules over the flesh instead of the flesh ruling over the spirit.
âThe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.â
Matthew 26:41
## The Flesh Must Be Brought Under Authority
Human nature can be influenced by fear, temptation, pride, insecurity, lust, anger, unforgiveness, and weakness.
That is why it must be conquered daily.
The flesh was never designed to become our master.
It was designed to come under the authority of Godâs Spirit.
Jesus modeled this perfectly.
He was tired, yet obedient.
Tempted, yet victorious.
Pressed, yet surrendered to the Fatherâs will.
He proved that human nature does not have to dominate your destiny when your life is yielded to God.
âFor to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.â
Romans 8:6
âAnd those who are Christâs have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.â
Galatians 5:24
 The Spirit Expressed Through Humanity
Jesus revealed the life of the Spirit through human nature.
Love through humanity.
Power through humanity.
Wisdom through humanity.
Healing through humanity.
Compassion through humanity.
Authority through humanity.
Christ showed us that the goal is not for the flesh to lead the spirit, but for the Spirit of God to be expressed through our humanity.
The human nature must continually be brought under the authority of God because it still carries weaknesses, desires, emotions, habits, and limitations that attempt to resist spiritual growth.
This is why spiritual maturity matters.
The believer is constantly learning:
⢠How to think higher
⢠How to live disciplined
⢠How to forgive
⢠How to love
⢠How to resist temptation
⢠How to walk by the Spirit instead of impulses
Jesus showed us that humanity can come into agreement with Heaven.
âWalk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.â
Galatians 5:16
đĽChrist Now Lives Through Us
Paul said:
âI have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in meâŚâ
Galatians 2:20
This means our lives are no longer supposed to be controlled by limitation, fear, insecurity, bitterness, or defeat.
Christ desires to express His nature through us.
When people encounter you, they should encounter:
⢠Hope
⢠Peace
⢠Wisdom
⢠Love
⢠Faith
⢠Strength
⢠Encouragement
Your presence should shift atmospheres because Christ is living through you.
When people come into your presence, they should encounter life because the Spirit of Christ is being revealed through you.
âHe who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also.â
John 14:12Â The Resurrection Proved His Dominion
This is also why Jesus had to rise from the dead.
The resurrection was not only a miracle.
It was the ultimate demonstration of dominion.
Jesus showed death itself that He had authority over it:
⢠Spiritually
⢠Mentally
⢠Emotionally
⢠Physically
Death could not hold Him.
Darkness could not stop Him.
The grave could not silence Him.
Jesus conquered every realm that attempted to enslave humanity.
âI am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.â
John 11:25
The resurrection proved that Heavenâs life is greater than earthly limitation.
It revealed that Christ does not merely help people survive hardshipâŚ
He has authority over death, fear, bondage, sin, and every form of darkness.
Because He rose, we now have confidence that no situation is beyond Godâs power.
The resurrection became the eternal evidence that Jesus Christ is Lord over all things.
âAnd what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe⌠which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead.â
Ephesians 1:19â20
This is why believers walk with hope.
This is why we refuse to live defeated.
This is why we continue conquering.
Because the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead now works within us.
## Eagles Donât Live Low
We are eagles.
We rise above division, gossip, small thinking, and unforgiveness.
Eagles do not spend their lives fighting over crumbs on the ground.
They rise higher.
âBut those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.â
Isaiah 40:31
The Kingdom mindset is not about surviving life.
It is about overcoming life through Christ.
Why the Process Matters
Sometimes God allows you to walk through difficult seasons because He is establishing proof through your life.
Every conquered battle becomes part of your spiritual resume.
Every time you conquer fear, you build faith.
Every time you conquer temptation, you build discipline.
Every time you conquer pride, you build humility.
Every time you conquer limitation, you build spiritual authority.
You now have a testimony:
⢠âGod brought me through.â
⢠âGod healed me.â
⢠âGod sustained me.â
⢠âGod opened doors.â
⢠âGod gave me wisdom.â
⢠âGod changed my mindset.â
⢠âGod taught me discipline.â
⢠âGod taught me leadership.â
Without battles, there is no track record.
Without process, there is no testimony.
âMy brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.â
James 1:2â3
đĽFinal Thought
Stop seeing every challenge as punishment.
Some battles are opportunities for Heaven to demonstrate what is possible through a yielded life.
God is building history through your obedience.
God is building credibility through your consistency.
God is building a track record of His greatness through your life.
You were not created to merely survive this world.
You were created to conquer.