Living Victoriously: What is it?

Living victoriously doesn't mean never having difficulties. Many people get trapped by the enemy because as soon as they have problems, they get discouraged. They say, 'Yes, but I'm supposed to live victoriously; why is all this happening to me?' This is not the right attitude. In the midst of challenges you are victorious.

 (This article is an excerpt from my new book 'The Secrets of Spiritual Authority' The text has changed somewhat since then)

What is it to live victoriously?

• You are victorious because you are not affected, you are not destroyed, you are not affected. You continue to walk by faith in the joy and peace of God. You see the outcome of the situation and you do what it takes to get there. You are neither helpless nor hopeless.
• Living victoriously means going through all of life's situations with the confidence that a solution exists and the situation will turn out in your favor. It means facing all of life's challenges with the confidence that Jesus is interceding for you.
• To live victoriously is to live in all of life's circumstances without being attached to natural things, to things that might one day disappear. Tell yourself this: 'My happiness is not attached to what I possess but to the One who possesses me.'
• Living victoriously is about having the right priorities, living in communion with God every day. Your harmony with God is not disrupted by the circumstances of life.
• Living victoriously is always knowing what to do because the Spirit of the Lord gives you clear instructions in all circumstances of life.

• To live victoriously is manifest power of God to change situations.
• To live victoriously is to be an agent of God on earth for the blessing of others.
• To live victoriously is to be someone whom God trusts, to whom He can entrust responsibilities, tasks, work, a part of His work on earth.
• To live victoriously is to have God's approval.
• I want to live victoriously.

Your victory is not destroyed because you receive a termination letter or any other negative communication. This is just the beginning of your testimony.