Remember the movie Hoosiers? Those small town basketball players came from behind with all kinds of obstacles along the way to win the State Championship, effectively eliminated every other High School in the state! The true story was so inspiring they finally made a movie of the story which is still shown on TV.
Everyone loves the story of losers who overcome and become winners. We love those Cinderella stories more than those who win all the time. Why is that? I think its because each of us see ourselves as natural losers with sin holding us back, but dream of overcoming and becoming the hero after all.
When Bill Clinton was deeply involved on the campaign trail, he became known as the Comeback Kid, because he had an ability to shrug off criticism and stay focused until he actually stepped into the top political office in America, the President of the United States.
God has called us to become overcomers, and we can only do that through Jesus Christ. Go inspire people! Who do you know that has a testimony of overcoming against all odds?
Tags: Cinderella, inspiration, overcomer, winning
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:6).
What a wonderful outlook David had with the Lord as his shepherd. Each of the two sections of this final verse is loaded with optimism:
1) God’s goodness and mercy will follow me every day that I live. How good is God? Even though I am bad, His mercy follows my every step. And this will continue up to the last moment of our lives. These great characteristics of our Great God follow a believer like a shadow, influencing our every step. If I live a long life I’ll be blessed every day.
2) And when I breathe my last down here, I will then dwell in the house of the Lord for all eternity. If my life is cut short, I’ll be blessed forever. I win if I stay, and I win if I leave. With this great hope in our hearts, how can we fear and how can we worry? That is the assurance that carries us onward toward God daily giving us hope.
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Tags: death, security, winning