Tim Chalas

From Victim to Victory

August 8, 2025
Despair

Devotional from Pastor Tim Chalas

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by life’s difficulties. And when you do, “more than a conqueror” can sound unrealistic. But Scripture doesn’t promise a life free of hardship; it promises God’s presence and purpose in the midst of it.

“In all these things…” That’s the key. Not apart from them, not after them—but right in the middle of them—we are victorious. Why? Because nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. He is using all things to shape us, grow us, and remind us that our hope is in Him.

You’re not more than a conqueror because you’re strong. You’re more than a conqueror because He is faithful. You are not a victim. You are not forgotten. Suffering isn’t the end of the story. It’s the context for seeing the faithfulness of God more clearly. You are deeply loved, eternally secure, and being transformed, even in the hard stuff.

 

Romans 8:37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

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