Seven Steps to Victory: Episode 4

Summary

Andrew Wommack bases this teaching on Moses’ final instructions to Israel in Deuteronomy 2:24: “Rise ye up, take your journey,” cross the Arnon River, take possession of the land, and contend in battle. He presents the verse as a compact guide to pursuing victory, focusing in this episode on getting up, moving forward, and expecting resistance.

Main Ideas

• Be willing to change. Israel had spent nearly 40 years in the wilderness after refusing to enter the Promised Land. Wommack says the people had become accustomed to their circumstances, even though the wilderness was not God’s intended destination. He gives the example of a man who was miraculously healed but, in Wommack’s telling, struggled to leave behind his wheelchair and the life he had built around disability. The point is that people may resist change because they fear losing familiarity, support, or identity.
• Do not treat circumstances as proof of God’s will. Wommack argues against an extreme view of divine sovereignty in which God controls everything that happens, including wrongdoing, sickness, and tragedy. He says this belief can make people passive and excuse them from examining their choices or resisting evil.
• God’s will does not automatically come to pass. In Wommack’s interpretation, Israel’s 40 years in the wilderness resulted from disobedience, not from God’s original plan for them. He likewise argues that human actions and spiritual opposition can lead to painful outcomes, which people should not automatically attribute to God.
• Resist evil rather than accepting it as inevitable. Drawing on the biblical instruction to resist the devil, Wommack says believers should actively oppose what he identifies as the devil’s work instead of assuming every hardship is God’s will. He warns that interpreting opposition as God’s doing can leave people defenseless.
• Read Romans 8:28 in context. Wommack says “all things work together for good” does not mean that every event is good or that every person will automatically experience a good outcome. He connects the verse to the preceding passage about the Holy Spirit’s intercession and says it applies to those who love God and are called according to his purpose. He interprets that calling as involving resistance to the devil and cooperation with the Spirit in prayer.
• Expect opposition while pursuing what you believe God has called you to do. Wommack cites Paul’s description of an effective opportunity accompanied by many adversaries. He argues that difficulty does not necessarily mean someone is outside God’s will, and that circumstances alone are not a reliable guide. He encourages seeking God’s direction and preparing to face obstacles.

Practical Lessons

• Rise up: Recognize when you have become settled in a situation you believe you should leave. Be willing to move beyond familiar patterns and make a change.
• Take your journey: Move toward the purpose you believe God has for you rather than assuming circumstances will change without your participation.
• Enter enemy territory expecting resistance: Wommack signals this as the next part of the teaching. Pursuing a goal does not guarantee a smooth path; opposition may accompany progress.
• Contend rather than give up: The instruction to possess the land and fight emphasizes active engagement. In Wommack’s framework, believers should pray, resist evil, and persist rather than interpret every setback as a reason to stop.

Wommack illustrates these points with a personal testimony. He says he and his wife prayed and relied on the Holy Spirit when their young son was pronounced dead, and that the child later revived. He presents the event as an example of resisting what he regarded as the devil’s work, not as evidence that God caused the tragedy.

Speakers and Sources

• Andrew Wommack — Main speaker and teacher.
• Unnamed promotional announcer or voiceover — Introduces a brief ministry-channel promotion and provides information about obtaining the teaching.
• Biblical passages cited by Wommack: Deuteronomy 2:24; Numbers 13–14; 2 Peter 3:9; Romans 8:26–28; 1 John 3:8; and 1 Corinthians 16:9.