The Overcoming Life: Experience the Joy of the Lord [Paperback]

Jesus has overcome sin’s controlling force, conquered the shame of your past, and guaranteed your heavenly life with Him forever. Because of Christ, you have victory. But are you living in victory?
Sure, you understand that you’re supposed to be triumphant. You understand that you’re forgiven and no longer need to feel guilty about sins of the past. You know that eternal life awaits. You understand all of this, but you’re not living it. Instead, you’re paralyzed by the guilt and shame of the past, immobilized by fear for the future. This is not the life of victory.
Join D. L. Moody as he exploresThe Overcoming Life. Begin to experience a life ruled by Christ instead of fear. Learn how to let your life shine. Be confident of the eternal gifts that are yours to taste both now and later. Understand your true victory in Jesus.

Dwight Lyman Moody(1837–1899) was born in Northfield, Massachusetts, the sixth in what would be a family of nine children. His father died when Moody was a child, leaving little provision for the family. Hence, Moody learned the value of hard work at an early age. He went to Boston at age seventeen, where he became a successful salesman in his uncle’s shoe store. His uncle made him promise to go to church, a promise that he faithfully kept, and he was won to the Lord by his Sunday school teacher.
In 1856, Moody went to Chicago, where he continued to succeed as a shoe salesman. His fervor in selling shoes was exceeded, however, by his zeal in winning souls, and he began to pack the pews of the church with young men. At age twenty-three, he devoted himself to full-time Christian work. Because of his poor grammar, his first attempts at public speaking were not well-received by all; one deacon told him that he would serve God best by keeping still. Nonetheless, Moody persevered, and he became famous nationwide for hilW