Satan didn’t win.

No matter what the outcome of any battle we fight, through God we can gain the victory… even if we lose.

If this sounds irrational, realize that God and His ways weren’t designed to make sense to us. No, I’m not losing my mind, at least I hope not!

But with some careful analysis, God is guiding me to a deeper understanding of how He works in our lives.

Things happen. We get hurt. Man’s will seems to interfere with the good things we desire. Injustice prevails and wrecks our plans… and it appears that Satan won.

We’re defeated. Out of options. Truth is buried, men are blinded, and we are tempted to say God’s will was not done.

My friends, the curse of Eden is still reality today. Evil is very present. Pain is an expected part of our lives here.

But no matter what you face, Satan can’t win… If you keep your eyes on God.

We see the battle being fought as though it’s for our dreams, for our hopes, for our wants.

The real battle is for our very souls.

Satan can strip us of everything we have in this life, as he did Job. Thankfully most of us never get to that point, but even if you’re there, through God you can win.

In any circumstance, the root of the battle, the determining factor of victory is this: to whom do you belong?

I might not get what I wanted. God might allow blessings to be denied. It can seem like the evil forces trying to prevent good in my life, have gotten their way.

But the real reason these things happen is to shake my faith. Satan doesn’t care that much about what I want. He wants me to turn away from my God.

That’s the definition of victory for him… he’s shaking my hold on my Rock in hopes that I’ll let go.

So when things don’t turn out as I prayed they would, I can still say God won.

God’s will is for me to belong to Him. God’s will is done in all things when I choose to keep holding on.

So, let Satan rage and try to shake us. It’s a part of this life.

But with my eyes fixed on Jesus and my soul hidden in my Rock, God wins every battle.

Through God, I can be victorious in all circumstances.

Praise God for gaining the real victory!

In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord!

Romans 8:37-39 KJV