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Quotes on the Power and Joy of the Overcomer in Christ

“God has defeated Satan through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through this overwhelming victory, God has also empowered you to overcome any temptation to sin and has provided sufficient resources for you to respond biblically to any problem of life. By relying on God’s power and being obedient to His Word, you can be an overcomer in any situation.” – John C. Broger1

“You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.” – Helen Keller

“Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.” – George Muller

“Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well.” – Watchman Nee

“Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.” – John Bunyan

“We must learn to live on the heavenly side and look at things from above. To contemplate all things as God sees them, as Christ beholds them, overcomes sin, defies Satan, dissolves perplexities, lifts us above trials, separates us from the world and conquers fear of death.” – A. B. Simpson

“It is more to the honor of a Christian by faith to overcome the world, than by monastical vows to retreat from it; more for the honor of Christ to serve him in the city, than to serve him in the cell.” – Matthew Henry

“To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.” – William Penn

“Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work. Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons. Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.” – Watchman Nee

“He that overcometh shall inherit all things. God has no poor children.” – Dwight L. Moody

“But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on.” – Samuel Rutherford

“The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith.” – George Muller 

“Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.” – Thomas a Kempis

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” – Albert Schweitzer 

“We overcome the accuser of our brothers and sisters, we overcome our consciences, we overcome our bad tempers, we overcome our defeats, we overcome our lusts, we overcome our fears, we overcome our pettiness on the basis of the blood of the Lamb.” – D. A. Carson 


1 All of these quotes are from the websites below:

Inspirational Quotes on Overcoming

22 Quotes About Overcoming | ChristianQuotes.info

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