Quotes about Triumph

When he finished, more triumphant stories rainbowed around the room riding the shoulders of laughter. By all accounts these storytellers, born Black and male before the turn of the twentieth century, should have been ground into useless dust. Instead they used their intelligence to pry open the door of rejection and not only became wealthy but got some revenge in the bargain. It wasn't possible for me to regard them as criminals or be anything but proud of their achievements.

Then after the fray, if I see I have vanquished you I would be embarrassed that I have brought all the pain, brought all the joy, brought all the fear, and the glory that I have lived through, to triumph over a single woman who did not know that she should be careful of who she calls out and I would not like myself very much.

victory is not determined as much by what we've been delivered from as by what we've been delivered to.

After the seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city." Joshua 6:16

Our Promised Lands are characterized by the presence of victory, not the absence of opposition.

They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. Revelation 12:11

Victory always assumes a counterpart defeat. We will never take our places as "more than overcomers" with nothing to overcome. We will never be victors without opponents.

I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over, and a rock to trip over, yet the one who believes on Him will not be put to shame. Romans 9:33

Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their backs. Deuteronomy 33:29

No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37

The Lord your God is the One who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. Deuteronomy 20:4

We will never take our places as "more than overcomers" with nothing to overcome. We will never be victors without opponents.