I have always been reminded that as a Christian I have been made victorious. In the course of its repetition, I realized the danger this statement contains. In hearing this again and again, I have reduced its interpretation by running after the successes in life believing that the promise of victory is Christ's way of beckoning people to follow Him.
But, the Christian way of life is not of pure victories. Any Christians' story is a story of redemption. I am not victorious but rather I was redeemed by a victorious God. Christ invites us to follow Him because only He is victorious and that in Him we will find our redemption.
More than being victorious, I would like to be called redeemed because I would like to be reminded over and over again that I cannot be anything of value apart from the victorious God who saved me.
