Overcome

First a few thoughts on why I am beginning this blog, and then I will write some thoughts on what it means to overcome.

Over the last four years my life has changed dramatically. Not only has my life changed by adding a husband and children to the mix, but I have struggled, succeeded, fallen, and overcome many times trying to better myself and my life. I have spent countless hours on my knees crying to Heavenly Father for help to overcome the struggles in my life. He has been incredibly merciful and provided me with hope and council. One piece of council that Heavenly Father has given me is to have a little notebook with me as I pray so that I can write down thoughts and feelings. Over and over again that little notebook has been filled with guidance, hope, chastisement, mercy, and love. There have been many times that I have written something down and thought "wow, this thought could help so many people." Then yesterday as I was praying about how to use the gifts I have been given to uplift those around me I had a very clear and distinct thought that I needed to start a blog and share these thoughts and insights. Along with that thought came very clear direction that the name and focus of this blog needs to be overcoming. Overcoming trials, sin, sadness, weaknesses, etc. through Heavenly Father's help and through Jesus Christ's Atonement.

So each week I will be posting on a topic that I feel impressed to study and write about. At the end of each post I will write what I will be focusing on in the next weeks post (I will try and post every Sunday). Over the week I will ponder, study scriptures, talks, and other tools related to the topic and post what I have learned.

This blog is not only to help those around me, but I still have a long way to go myself. I need all the help I can get. I hope and pray that my studies will help you and me!

So for this first post I wanted to focus on the idea of overcoming. I find it very interesting that you can either be overcome by something, or you can overcome something. I love the opposition in that. We can overcome what overcomes us.

I love the scripture in Romans that says "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Any moment we feel week or overcome, we can bring goodness into our lives and it will help us overcome whatever evil besets us.

Above all we can overcome all because the Savior first overcame it all. He is our Reedemer, our Savior. He is our Shepard. He will lead us through our struggles and we will be able to, with His help, overcome. John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world yes shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

There is a song called Be An Overcomer by Mandisa. I love the lyrics and how they have so many beautiful truths within the words. The lyrics are bellow:

"Whatever it is you be going through
I know He's not gonna let it get the best of you
You're an overcomer

Stay in the fight 'til the final round
You're not going under
'Cause God is holding you right now
You might be down for a moment
Feeling like it's hopeless
That's when He reminds you
That you're an overcomer
You're an overcomer

Everybody's been down
Hit the bottom, hit the ground
Ooh, you're not alone
Just take a breath, don't forget
Hang on to His promises
He wants you to know

You're an overcomer."

Next week's topic: Anxiety