The Marks Of The Winner

"In this world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" John 16:33

Satan wants people to be losers. Who are losers? Losers are persons who allow Satan to steal what God has given to them. They allow Satan to destroy what they have built, and what they can still build. They allow Satan to kill their potential for greatness.

But the Lord is a winner. That is why it is expected that His children should be winner. How could we be winners?

I - Winners Know Their Right Place - The Lord set all things into right places. Our place should be in Christ otherwise God will be far from us. We must operate according to our giftedness and our natural talent so that we will shine in our area of specialty and become winner. But if we are in a wrong place, we will always be on an uphill struggle.

II - Winners Plan - God should manifest in our plans. We should give the plan to the Lord. According to His Masterplan- the Bible. "May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed" (Psalm 20:4). All our plans should be moral and legal. We must seek Godly counsel not worldly counsel. Ask for Bible-based advisers. Fortune telling, feng shui, spiritism, card reading are worldly advisers. Let God be the final say. We fail when we fail to let the Lord determine our steps. "A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his steps" (Proverbs 16:9).

(From Rev. Teofilito A. Rufon's Sunday Worship Messages at Odiongan Baptist Church)