One truth you must never forget as a soldier of Christ is that you are fighting from victory, not for victory. You’re fighting from a place already secured by victory. You’re not fighting to achieve victory, because it’s already been won!
The Scripture says in 1 Corinthians 15:57: “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” It doesn’t say” He’s GOING to give us victory”, it says “He GIVES us victory.”
Victory comes from the Lord, and it is the Lord who carries on the fight. “For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you” (Deuteronomy 20:4). There are five elements that are required for manifestation of Christ’s victory in our lives:
1. Renunciation of sin and evil deeds.
2. Repentance.
3. Obedience.
4. Love, hope and faith in God.
5. Renewal of heart.
It is true that there is a process Christ takes us through to weed out the things which draw us away from Him. But we must continually be reminded that we’re not fighting FOR victory, it’s already been won! We are not slaves to sin anymore.