Hello Alvin, good to see you, wherever you may be today. You have touched upon something very important to me. In fact, many things. All bound up in the word: overcome.

The words I live by, for example, from the letter to the Roman churches: "Do not be overcome with evil - but overcome evil with good." So, we need to stop complaining and start changing things, beginning with ourselves.

Our Almighty Lord came to bring blessings and abundant life. We are to overcome sin, by his work in us, rather than becoming slaves to it.

At last, his church will overcome all other earthly powers and kingdoms. Every knee will bow before Him.

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. ⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

2 Pet. 2:19 f While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

1 John 2:13 f I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

1 John 4:4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Rev. 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Rev. 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Rev. 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.