He has overcome.

I remember very clearly the morning that a sweet friend of mine told me that she was pregnant. After struggling to conceive their second child and already losing one, it was an announcement where two very contrasting emotions perfectly collided, excitement and fear.

Within the hour, she miscarried.

I remember scrounging for the words to say.

Racking my brain for something. Anything. Words to encourage.

And then John 16:33 came to mind. It didn't need my spin on it. It's scripture. It's truth. It's hope.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

He has overcome.

Then there was the time that a friend from high school, still in the "honeymoon phase", announced that she and her husband of just one year were getting a divorce.

My heart was broken for her. I had no words. Divorce? I was 22, a newlywed and unsure what could end a marriage so prematurely.

I was speechless.

And then John 16:33 came to mind. It didn't need my spin on it. It's scripture. It's truth. It's hope.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

He has overcome.

I'll never forget her sobs. A complete stranger whose burdens were heavy, unloading the torture of the past three years over the telephone. She didn't know me. Her mother barely did.

I was caught off guard. Unprepared.

And then John 16:33 came to mind. It didn't need my spin on it. It's scripture. It's truth. It's hope.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

He has overcome.

Listening to this song reminded me of those moments today. I am so thankful that he has overcome.