Last week I realized that my concept of victory has shifted. A friend messaged me on my birthday with a note that she was praying this coming year would be one of many victories. Immediately the thought that popped into my mind was, “We have those now.”

The thought surprised me and I had to sit back and consider those words myself. As I weighed it out, that familiar Whisper in my spirit came. “It’s in your heart.”

In the past, if someone had told me they were believing for a victory, my mind would have pictured a shift in ministry or a pay raise or even triumph over a presumed enemy. Yet my entire perspective has shifted. Victory is defeating the old mindset.

The past year has not been easy. Often I have fought fear or depression. I have felt lost and alone searching for answers from what at times seemed a silent God. Yet in His silence He was working.

I may not have always understood the “why’s” of our journey. But I am learning more and more that He is working on something bigger than me.

And He’s working on my heart.

Victories. I can count them. My husband didn’t lose his eyesight. He led us to the right place for diagnosis. The answer came just in time. He led us to a doctor who understood the situation and knew how to proceed. He provided every need. My husband is alive. We are walking out an example of His faithfulness. And most of all, my entire perspective has shifted. My heart is at peace trusting Him fully.

I am victorious even during the fire because of that secret inner strength He has given me. I am so blessed.