Fighting from victory not for victory

So I was thinking the other day about this. I have for a long time sought to fight for victory in my life. I knew that God would be pleased with me if I could just do right. If I could just keep all the commandments I would make him happy with me and I would live a victorious life for Christ.

With this attitude I would fail and get discouraged cause I thought I could never have victory. I would think of myself as a failure trying to do what only a success could do. I saw myself as a sinner trying to live as a righteous man. I knew I didn't need to do anything to go to heaven but I thought that God saves us and then we live the Christian life and then God takes us home and perfects us where we failed.

Well I was just thinking about it and I don't fight for victory over sin and self. I fight from victory over sin and death. God has made me his son and I have victory.

Romans 6 and 8 speak all about this. Romans 6 talks about how that through Christ I have been made dead to sin and alive to Christ. If I am dead to sin then I have victory over it and it has no power over me.

Romans 8 talks about life in the Spirit and how that God's children have the Spirit and are guided by the Spirit of God. I know that I have the Spirit of God and He guides me. I have all the tools I need to have victory over all sin and the flesh.

I have victory in Christ. I don't need to fight for the victory. Christ has made me a victor in Him and by his blood. All I need to do now is reckon this to be so and live my life from it and in light of it. The victory is already won I just need to live like it is now!

Anyway enough rambling for today!