Overcoming is a spiritual issue. But the idea of “overcoming” also has a military meaning: to conquer.As members of God’s kingdom, we’re called to conquer the barriers between who we are and who God wants us to be. Ourgoal is to “come over” from where we are today, to flourish as the person God made us to be.The obstacles we must overcome fall into three main categories: sin, the world, and the devil. Our own sinful nature is an obstacle, the temptations of the are an obstacle. And the devil himself is an obstacle.Thankfully, in each case, God has equipped us to overcome every barrier in our path. I think in my estimation, David is the Old Testament’s greatest Overcomer, and he is the poster child for the lessons we are about to learn. David fought a lot of battles during his life, but it’s his first we all remember best - the day he defeated the ...