Overcoming

In the 7 letters to the churches (Revelation 2-3) we see 7 rewards for those who overcome. In John 16:33, Jesus says that we will have trouble in the world, but because He has overcome the world, we are to be of good cheer. Our overcoming is based on His overcoming. Romans 8:37 says we overcome through Him. We don't have to do it in our own strength. Revelation 12:11 says, "They overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto death. We are to be fighters (soldiers). There's no such thing as an easy road to Heaven. I'm always having to learn to overcome something as a Christian.