Quotes about Overcome

We are not to forget but to overcome. That happens through gratitude. We are not supposed to solve the unsolved puzzle of the past and fall into tortuous brooding, but to let even the incomprehensible stand and return it peacefully to God's hand. This happens through humility. "He has done everything well.

The Greek word for "spirit" is pneuma. The word can also mean "wind" or "breath." That Greek word is the root for what we call pneumonia. Just as it was necessary to reinflate my lungs to overcome pneumonia, I needed the breath of God to help me overcome the depression of my spirit.

Into every life there come the painful, despairing days of adversity.

Hang on to this with your life: "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."

Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.

But where sin abounded, grace superabounded.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated

It's time to stop letting your history control your destiny.

Your heart didn't arrive at its present condition overnight. It won't become healthy overnight either. You can't overcome in an instant the effects of years of blockage caused by guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy. Adopting new habits of the heart is a process, but it's a process that will yield some immediate results.

Even though God loves us, we still have a problem: sin. It's important for us to learn how to confront sin and overcome it, because while God loves sinners, He hates sin. And He hates it because of what it does to us and how it keeps us from the abundant life Jesus died to give us.

If you sense your life's a mess right now, this is simply because your fears are just a little stronger than your faith.