God Wins 

   “Remember this and never forget it:  Even if it should seem at times that everything is collapsing, nothing is collapsing at all, because God doesn’t lose battles.” (Saint Josemaria Escriva) 

   When the world seems about to destroy itself, take heart.  God made the world and when it is destroyed, it will be God who destroys it.  There are many battles being fought in the world, but the ultimate battle was won on a cross on Calvary nearly two thousand years ago.

   It’s so easy to fall into Satan’s trap of despondency and even depression because of the evil in the world.  Satan sometimes seems to be winning the battle, but it’s a lie.  He can cause a lot of trouble and heartache for those who listen to his lies, but he cannot overcome.  The world is in the hands of Our Lord and Satan can never win.

   Since the time when Jesus walked among us up until this very day, Christians have been in a battle, a battle of good against evil.  Sometimes the battle seems to be going our way and at other times we may seem to be losing.  However, as long as we trust in God and His plan the battle is ours to win.

   Our problem is we concern ourselves far too much with the condition of society and where it is going rather than with ourselves and where we are going.  Society changes its mores and standards on a nearly daily basis.  The trust in God is not there and without that there is no firm direction to life.  But we can’t let society be our guide, and we can’t allow society to lessen our faith.

   Our destiny is to be with God for eternity.  That is why we were created.  If we cooperate with Him, God will lead us to our destiny even though we may not always know it.  We alone can change that destiny by choosing to reject God.  Satan cannot steal us; he can only tempt us.  We must decide who we will follow, God or Satan.

   The battle is not always easy, but it is always winnable.  God doesn’t lose and as long as we cling to Him, neither can we.