How can we have victory over persecution as Christians?

Our Heavenly Father sows his word into our spirit.  We want to receive that word and put it into practice in our life.  But we have an enemy of the brethren called the devil.  It is the devil's goal to put up a challenge to us walking out what our Heavenly Father has taught us.  Our main weapon against the devices of the enemy is to be rooted and grounded in love.  It says in Mark 4:17 "and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time.  Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble."  In other words, Satan is after the word in us.  So he will attempt to bring persecutions into our life.  But we have an almighty weapon that he cannot penetrate and that is called walking in the love of God.  In other words, being rooted and grounded in the love of God.