“Little children, you are from God and have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

     The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to overcome our fears, to say no to temptation, and to exercise self-control.  It gives us the wisdom and power to recognize the foolishness of anyone or anything that opposes our faith in Christ.  Anytime that we are challenged, we can look to the one who meets those challenges for us, because God’s Spirit lives within us.  Let’s thank our Almighty God who grants us victory:

Prayer: Dear Lord, we know that the world would like us to just give up, to drag us down, but we have you and are thankful for giving us a renewed Spirit and victory, all because of you.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.