{"id":518,"date":"2012-07-16T09:42:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T09:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wordsofhopeandinspiration\/?p=518"},"modified":"2012-07-11T20:44:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T20:44:36","slug":"the-ultimate-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wordsofhopeandinspiration\/2012\/07\/16\/the-ultimate-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In one of our services at Lakewood, Danny Gokey, who previously sang on American Idol, told us about how his wife was born with a heart condition. They did everything they knew in the natural. They prayed that she would be healed, but during one of her surgeries, there were complications. The young lady went to be with the Lord, and Danny was devastated. He sunk into a deep depression. He thought his life was over. He couldn\u2019t understand how that could have happened.<\/p>\n

The scripture talks about how God has written every page of our lives in His book. He holds the future, and the good news is that your book ends in victory! Your final chapter is not you falling apart, going bankrupt, getting betrayed or living lonely. No, God\u2019s plans for you are for good, to bring you to a flourishing finish.<\/p>\n

When you go through a disappointment or something doesn\u2019t work out, the key is to not get stuck on that page. If you will keep moving forward, you will come into a new chapter; a chapter of victory and restoration. Danny got stuck on that negative page for a while, but he told how one day he put his foot down and said to himself, \u201cI refuse to let this disappointment ruin the rest of my life.\u201d He started moving forward, and God began to open up new doors. Today, Danny has a successful career in the music industry. Not only that, he started a charity to help families that are struggling named after his wife, called Sophia\u2019s Heart.<\/p>\n

Today, understand that God never ends on a negative. Just because a company let you go, a spouse walked out, or a loved one died doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the end. God always has a new beginning for you here on earth. If you will shake off the bitterness and self-pity and start moving forward, then you will see God begin to open new doors and bring you new opportunities. There are amazing victories still in your future!<\/p>\n

Well, you say, \u201cJoel, what about Danny\u2019s wife? She ended in defeat. She died at a young age.\u201d No, when you go to heaven, that\u2019s not defeat. That\u2019s the ultimate victory. You\u2019re going to a place where there is no sorrow, no pain, no heartache. You won\u2019t be in heaven two seconds before you realize it\u2019s the greatest victory of your life. And the hope that we have here on earth is that if we put our faith and trust in Jesus, we will be with those loved ones in eternity. Always remember, no matter what\u2019s going on in your life right now, there is ultimate victory in store for your future!<\/p>\n

So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: \u201cDeath is swallowed up in victory\u201d (1 Corinthians 15:54, NKJV).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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