Virtues of Victory
“…….. and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
I John 5:4
What is victory? How is it determined?
V – Vision - To be victorious I must have a vision; a mental image of my future state.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18
I - Intensify – To intensify is to exhibit increase by: enhancing, strengthening and deepening.
Therefore to be victorious I must not cease to eagerly and powerfully intensify every
area of my life.
“ But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [make
progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit; Jude 20
(AMP)
C - Concentrate – Concentration equals an ability to focus. Victory is never accomplished by
one who has loss their ability to maintain their focus.
“And SET your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on
the things that are on the earth.” Colossians 3:2
T - Trust – to gain total victory, I must solidify my trust channels – from the inside out.
Proverbs 20:7; 3:5; Psalm 146:3 (ESV)
O - Opposition – Except the fact that there will always be oppositions; some will edify, some
will challenge and all which emanate from the kingdom of darkness are sent to destroy. However.. every opposition will produce victory… if permitted!
“....In this world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the
world.” John 16:33
R – Rules - No task in life is ever accomplished w/o abiding by the established guidelines.
To be victorious; I must know the rules….and obey them.
Romans 12:1-5 (ESV); Proverbs 4:7; Titus 3:1
Y - Yoked - To be victorious I must remain free of any restrictive burden; and only become
yoked to those things that will permit the furtherance of God’s plan and purposes for my
life.
“….Let us lay aside every weight..” Hebrews 12:1
We can also observe that the letter “Y” is the last letter in the word victory. The shape of this letter reminds us of a fork in the road. At the end of every victory – we stand at a fork in the road. We have to make a decision. We must decide whether to prepare for the next level and advance forward.... or to become satisfied with our present accomplishment and remain at that place. The Lord always requires that we advance forward. The ability to continually walk in a state of victory is achieved, when I decide to never become satisfied with my current achievements – but to always strive for an added dimension of greatness.
Paul explained it like this: “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13 & 14
So again I ask, “What are some of the virtues of VICTORY”? The answer: The ability to expand my Vision; to aggressively Intensify every area of my life; to maintain my Consecration; to continually build and fortify my Trust channels; to expect Opposition, to obey the Rules and to be Yoked to Kingdom Principles.
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