EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE
We can all be more than conquerors in Jesus’ Name!
The first time I reached out to Women World Leaders was really scary for me. It took a lot of courage to send my story summary, hoping to be chosen to write a chapter in a real book. This was a dream I didn’t think was going to come true!
I remember the day I hit “send” and thought to myself, “I’ll never hear back.” I didn’t feel good enough and definitely not qualified! I read my summary, which felt like a hundred times, trying to fix any grammar mistakes and not feel like a failure.
We live in a world that values success, beauty, fitness, wealth, and education, so it was easy for me to see myself as a loser.
Perfectly Unworthy!
A few days later, I opened my computer to find an email from the two sweetest humans on the planet. These ladies invited me to be part of a book and ministry surrendered to God! They encouraged me and complimented my writing. I couldn’t believe it because I didn’t believe in myself, but little by little, the loser in me got smaller and smaller, I know it was because of the love they sprinkled on me and God watching and directing me. I still open that email when I feel down or need to be reminded what God has already done. 
I really dislike that word “loser” now, because I’ve realized that I am more than a conqueror after everything I’ve been through in life. I never use that word now or EVER! Walking side-by-side with Jesus makes me feel special and truly LOVED!!!
“NOW IN ALL THESE THINGS, WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US.” (Romans 8:37)
I believe now that I can achieve the impossible because His power and love are within me. I love how Paul in the Bible encourages us. Even in hard times, all Christians are conquerors, not failures.
The word conquer means to win or achieve total victory. How can Paul say this about everyone without knowing them? It seems unrealistic, but it’s true. We are conquerors through Him who LOVES us. 
Christ’s love overcomes EVERYTHING and always wins, even when everything else fails. We can never be losers when we are perfectly loved by the one who is love. God is love AND no matter what chaos or storms we face, we don’t have to see ourselves as failures because we are loved by the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Creator of the universe.
Whatever has made you feel like a failure or disappointed you, you can look at that situation through God’s lens and understand that you are a conqueror. 
“Hi God, help me see my failures through Your love always, and I pray anyone reading this also see themselves in that same light and realize how deeply they are loved. Amen”
Connie VanHorn