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*God wants us to live in victory*.

*To be a VICTOR *means *to BE A WINNER*, *A SUCCESS*, it means to be *A TRIUMPHANT OVERCOMER* and *CONQUEROR.*

*(ROM 8:37)* says*, "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."*

In this *message today* I'm going to *layout some STEPS OR PRINCIPLES* *from the Word* of God.

*And if you put those steps into practice* in your life *it will enable you* *to LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIFE*.

*You might be thinking*, *"I can't do any better*, *I'm satisfied just having the victory some of the time."*

*A) **The Bible says*, *"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."* *(PHIL 4:13)*

*1) *That means you, *you can do it.*

*a) **Whatever* it is that *you set your heart after*, *you can do.*

(As long as it's *in the word*).

*b) **He said it* (*God*), *"You can do all things through Christ which strengthens you."*

*B) **Look at 1COR 15:57*

*1) **You don't have to be satisfied* *with* just *partial victory*.

*2) **(2COR 2:14)** Says, "Now thanks {be} unto God, which ALWAYS causeth us to triumph in Christ."*

*a) **It's through* the Lord *Jesus* Christ that *we can ALWAYS** have* the *victory*, *because He ALWAYS causes us to Triumph*.

*II) *In order *for that to be true* *He's given us some very important* STEPS that we *have to follow to have Victory*.

(These things are *essential* *if we want to have victory* through the Lord Jesus Christ)

*A) **Step #1 is PURITY IN MOTIVES.

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*1) **PSA 37:4 Amp adds “Secret Petitions”*

*a) **If you're truly able to come into God's presence*, *and to delight yourself in Him*, *God is working in you* *and* *purifying your heart and motives*.

*b) **He says*, *if your motives are pure* *then God will give you the desires of your heart*.

*2) **(PRO 21:8)* *Says*, *"As for the pure, his work is right."*

*3) **(MATT 5:8**) Says, "Blessed {are} the pure in heart: for they shall see God."*

*a) **Those that are pure in their motives* *are the ones that please God*, *and* *really* *it's the only way that you're going to be able to walk in God's path for your life*.

*(i) **When you're walking in God's path* *and* *plan* for your life *that's when you experience the blessings* of God.

*b) **If you want God's best* for your life, *check your motives*.

*Is your heart pure before the Lord?*

*B) **The 2nd step is FELLOWSHIP.*

*1) **ACTS 27:19-26.*

*a) **Paul knew the Lord* *and* *he had fellowship with the Father* *and because of his fellowship* *Paul receive a word from the Lord* *that all were going to be safe.*

*b) **Paul said in** (V 25), "For I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me."*

*c) **Strong faith is built when we fellowship with God*.

*(i) **You can't have faith in someone you don't know.*

*(ii) **When you fellowship with God* *you grow to a level where you completely trust Him.* *You begin to know that God will come through* *and that He is faithful.*

*2) **(1JOHN 1:3)** Says that our fellowship is with the Father and with His son Jesus Christ.

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*3) **In (PHIL 2:1) It refers to us fellowshiping with the H. S. *

*a) **We need to know God*, *not just know about Him*, *but* to *have* that *relationship* *with Him*.

*b) **In* *(**GAL 4:9**)* *Paul says* and I'm *paraphrasing* it, but he says, *"After you have known God or known of God how can you go back to the former way of doing things."

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*(i) **After you have gotten to know God* *you know that He is faithful* *and* *that He will bless you*, *He'll prosper you*, *and give you victory*.

*C) **Step No. 3 is FAITH and CONFIDENCE in God.*

*1) **1SAM 17:31-37; 40-47*

*a) **You have this knowing on the inside of you already*.

*(i) **A knowing that says* *I'm an overcomer*.

*I am victorious.

I am a winner*.

*(ii) **You have that knowing on the inside of you* already *because* *the greater one dwells in you* *and He is victorious*.

*b) **Every battle that you win* *builds more and more confidence in Him*.

*2) **(1JOHN 5:14-15) Says, "And THIS IS the CONFIDENCE that we have in him, that, IF WE ASK any thing ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, he heareth us: (15) And if we know that he hear us, WHATSOEVER WE ASK, WE KNOW that WE HAVE the petitions that we desired of him."*

*a) **You've got to have confidence that God is faithful* *and* *that He is a rewarder to those that diligently seek Him*.

*He will bring it to pass*.

*D) **Step No. 4 is DESIRE.*

*1) **If you're desire for something is strong enough* *you'll do whatever it takes to get it.*

*a) **If you're desire is to have the blessings of God operating in your life* *than you'll do whatever it takes to get.*

*2) **MATT 6:33 *

*a) **If you desire so much to have God's blessings in your life* *than start seeking 1st His kingdom* *and His righteousness* *and then God's blessings will begin to flow.*

*3) **(MARK 11:24) Says, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive {them}, and ye shall have {them}."*

*a) **Before there is any receiving going on* *there has to be a DESIRE First.*

*E) **Step No. 5 goes together with No. 4 and that is “DETERMINATION.”*

*1) **ROM 4:17-18*

*a) **All natural hope was gone*, *but Abraham* *was determined* *that he was going to believe God* *and* *receive from Him.*

*2) **PHIL 3:12-14*

*a) **If you've ever run a race* *it takes Determination to win.*

*b) **That's what Paul's talking about here, **"I press toward the mark for the prise of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."*

*(i) **Basically*, *he said, “I am determined that I am going to win.* *I am going to press in so that I may obtain God's very best."*

*3) **1COR 9:24*

*a) **Be determined*.

*Set your will on the will of God for your life,* *and that's where victory comes*.

*F) **Step No. 6 is VISION.*

*1) **2KINGS 6:8-18*

*a) **You need to have* *a vision*; *see things the way God sees them*.

*2) **(PRO 29:18) Says, "Where {there is} no vision, the people perish."

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*a) **You need to see the end*.

You need to see the victory even when you feel defeated.

*G) **Step No. 7 is CONFESSION*.

*Your confession of faith* *which is confessing the Word*.

*It's speaking the Word of God over your situation* *and* *believing His Word*.

*1) **Listen to Moses' confession* in *EXO 14:13-16*.

*a) **What was Moses doing?*

*b) **He was agreeing with God*.

*(i) **There's power in agreement*.

*(ii) **Moses agreed with God* *and the Red Sea parted*.

*They were all saved*.

*2) **REV 12:11*

*a) **What is the Word of our Testimony*?

*What's our testimony?*

*(i) **It's JESUS CHRIST.*

*b) **The Word of our Testimony is the Word* of Jesus, *or* *the Word of God*.

*c) **We overcame Satan* *by the Blood of the Lamb* *and* *by the Word of God*.

*III) **Those are the 7* *steps*.

*A) **MOTIVE* (*pure heart*), *FELLOWSHIP*, *FAITH IN GOD*, *DESIRE*, *WILL** (determination)*, *VISION*, *and* *CONFESSION*.

*B) **God wants you to have the victory* *and He's given you the KEYS*.

4~/7~/91 SUN AM TFC and WOLCC SUN AM 6~/4~/95 and W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, March 8, 1998 & Thursday January 2, 2003