Victory Cannot Be Achieved Without a Battle

Luke 12:14 says, “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.”

The Bible is pretty clear that there is work involved in the Christian life. The truth is that victory can not be achieved without a battle.

As believers we have a tendency to say that “In the name of Jesus victory is ours!” But I believe that promised victory doesn’t give us permission to sit idly by and do nothing. We must busy ourselves with activating our faith. We have work to do! And I believe the good news for many us who currently find ourselves in difficult seasons of life... is: victory cannot be achieved without a battle.

Be encouraged that the battle you’re facing is being used by God to draw you closer to Him. It’s being intentionally purposed to reveal victory you’d never witness had it not been for the effort it took to achieve.