A church member shared a nightmare with his pastor, recounting being pursued by the devil. The pastor’s response, “Where did you meet him?” revealed a powerful truth: the devil can’t reach where you are if you’re positioned in victory. This understanding shifted his mindset about victory.
Friend, life is a fight. The Christian life is a battle. But God does not want you to fight for victory. He wants you to fight from victory (Psalm 144:1). Fighting for victory is fighting as though you have not won. Fighting from victory is fighting because you have won, not so that you can win (1 John 4:4, 5:4).
How you fight is more important than what you are fighting (Ecclesiastes 10:15). This is what separates a believer from an unbeliever, a sound Christian from an ignorant one. God teaches us to fight so we don’t fight as one that beats the air (1 Corinthians 9:26). We fight with knowledge and conviction.
Our victory is the victory that Christ gave us via His death and resurrection (Romans 8:37). Jesus is the conqueror, the one who fought and won. We are the more than conquerors; the ones who never fought but victory was credited to our accounts. This is the beauty and blessing of redemption (Colossians 2:13-15).
To fight from victory is to fight from your position in Christ, recognising that you have been made to sit together with Christ in the heavely places (Ephesians 2:6). You are not on the same plain with the devil. You have an advantage over him. You are where Christ is. You have what Christ has. You can do what Christ can do (Philippians 4:13).
Fighting from victory is recognising that you are not alone (2 Kings 6:15-17). You are surrounded by supernatural forces.
Those who are with you are more than those who are with the enemy. Your consciousness of divine presence is what guarantees your victory in the battles of life. You are not alone (Hebrews 13:5-6). Fight with this understanding. Fight from victory.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria