Proof of Overcoming the World

Do you know what the blessing of one who has gained eternal life is?
It is having overcome the world.
Though Noah may seem to be adrift in the ark on the endless sea,
that is the very proof of overcoming the world.
Though it may seem a failure, bleeding on the cross that everyone mocked,
that is the very proof of overcoming the world.
The sight of you fighting the fight of faith to keep the faith —
that is the very proof of overcoming the world.
Tie your shoelaces
Come now, tie your shoelaces.
And let us run!
Do not look to the right or to the left;
run only toward me, standing before you.
Just as Peter mended his nets,
so that the people who have been saved
cannot slip out into the world,
let us run hard together.