Word Wealth: World
world
n.
The earth.
The universe.
The earth with its inhabitants.
The inhabitants of the earth; the human race.
Humankind considered as social beings; human society:
People as a whole; the public:
A part of the earth and its inhabitants as known at a given period in history:
A realm or domain:
A sphere of human activity or interest:
A particular way of life:
All that relates to or affects the life of a person:
Secular life and its concerns:
Human existence; life:
A state of existence:
A celestial body such as a planet:
We must understand that overcoming the world is more than just looking at the perspective of the world being the planet. We can see by studying the definition of the word ‘world’, that there are other perspectives to consider. Understand that we overcome our old way of life, secular living, human kind; the universe! In essence, we overcome everything because we are of God. So that problem that you have is overcome! The situation you are trying to work out, you have overcome! The reason it does not seem that way is because we have a mentality that says when problems come, we got to work it out. Nope, all we have to do is know in our hearts and minds that as soon as we are presented with an obstacle, we have already overcome even before it is brought into our lives!
There are those people, such as athletes, stunt pilots, etc. that will go through their routine in the minds way before they get to the real event. In their minds they have already achieved what they will do and have the confidence that it will be done. Sounds like faith doesn’t it? Imagine the track runner who decides to run the hurdle race. In that runner’s mind, they are not thinking that they are incapable of crossing the hurdle. They already understand that they can cross the hurdle, land in stride and prepare for the next hurdle until they cross the finish line. This is the mentality that we must have. When obstacles come our way, our minds are already confident in the victory and because of your time studying God’s word, you already know what to do, and how to handle situations. Again, those that are of God overcome the world!
1 John 5:4 continues by identifying the victory that overcomes the world; and that is faith. Faith, again takes us to what we believe. So even beyond the example we examined about love being an indicator that we are of God, but we must also believe in God. Picture that hurdle being your problem, and in your mind you are already confident that God will make sure that you overcome that hurdle. You will not trip nor fall on the hurdle, you will not be impeded by the hurdle, and you will overcome the hurdle in stride.
1 John 4:4 “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
