Victim mentality will paralyze your life it will keep you back but a relationship with Jesus is
meant to set you free a person with a victim mentality is constantly blaming others constantly
negative constantly woe is me mentality it's never their own fault I'll always be depressed
well I grew up poor or because this happened to me I'm never gonna forgive my dad because he wronged
me it's his fault I'm this way everyone's out to get me all I know is broken relationships this is
just the way it is and if you let victim mentality rule your life it will paralyze you we all
we all struggle with the victim mentality whether you realize it or not in some way because
we have an enemy because satan is out there prowling like a lion seeking someone to devour
one of his biggest schemes is to convince you that you are a victim that you don't have what it takes
that the Holy Spirit isn't enough that you can't defeat that sin that you can't make that change
that you can't make that move that's how he attacks is treating you like a victim
you might be walking in here having been victimized but Jesus can rewrite your story
you are a victor if you are in Christ it's easy to live with a victim mentality
thinking we're at a disadvantage we were shortchanged we can't do anything great
look at how we were raised we can't love again the last person hurt us we can't live happy
we've been through too much as long as you accept that you're a victim you're going to get stuck
you may have been through unfair situations but don't use it as an excuse to feel sorry
for yourself to give up on life to not pursue your dreams you have to take the hand you've been dealt
and make the most of it nothing that's happened to you has stopped your destiny that person that
did you wrong they walked away it may have been painful but they didn't ruin your life
they don't have that much power if they could stop God's plan they would be bigger than
God don't let one bad break one injustice one difficult season cause you to be sour
have a chip on your shoulder we have to make the choice are we going to live bitter discouraged
thinking we're a victim of our circumstances or are we going to believe that God is in control
that he's ordering our steps that his plans for us are for good instead of having a victim mentality
switch over to a victor mentality that bad break is not how your story ends the loss the sickness
the injustice is not going to limit the rest of your life I want to even challenge you tonight to
begin to not let satan tell you that what happened to you is who you are I want to begin to challenge
you to think hey maybe I'm not a victim but more so because of Jesus I'm a survivor I've prevailed
and because of Jesus I don't have to just survive and get by but I can thrive that I can
forgive that I can be healed that no matter what happened to you you can be new you can be healed
those who are courageous learn how to develop a victor rather than a victim mindset
like the Apostle Paul who said in Romans 8:31 if God is for us who can be against us that's
the attitude of a victory God wants you and me to develop that overcomer that victor mindset
victors believe that God is always working on their behalf even though in the darkness they
can't always see what God is up to and that's true about your life right now you may feel like
you've been forgotten by others by God himself forsaken that God doesn't know where you are
he knows exactly where you are he knows exactly what's going on in your life Romans 8:28 says
and we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and
those who are called according to his purpose but don't miss the next verse Romans 8:29 for whom God
foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of his son you know everything that's
going on in your life right now with your family with your health with your job with your finances
God is using all of it for his purpose in your life and that is to make you like Jesus Christ
don't allow that victim mentality to enter your thinking when unfair things happen thoughts will
whisper just your luck another bad break you're scarred now life will always be difficult that's
when you have to dig down deep and say no thanks I refuse to be a victim I refuse to live bitter
angry thinking that I've been short changed I know God is still on the throne I know he didn't bring
me this far to leave me what was meant for my harm he's turning to my advantage what victim mentality
will do is it will take that thing that is meant to describe your story and tell you it defines you
it says yeah this is the way it is this is who you are you are what happened to you you
will not change you should just accept in these moments that were meant to simply describe you
I lost my mom to cancer someone manipulated me I was born with a disability that's a part of
my story not the point of my story it doesn't define me but a victim mentality will tell it
that that is what defines you that is who you are and that's who you will always be
but we know that Jesus is who defines us the enemy would love to convince you to be
forever the victim always some reason to not move forward every voice will say you're a victim come
on accept it it's not fair God's forgotten about you don't give it the time of day
God is watching you he sees you shaking off the self-pity doing the right thing when it's hard
being good to people that weren't good to you giving it your best when you're not seeing
progress your time is coming when you say no thanks to bitterness no thanks to self-pity
no thanks to living defeated God will take what was meant for harm and turn it to your advantage
but as long as you're playing the role of victim you're giving the enemy permission to keep you
defeated this is a new day no more forever the victim try a different approach forever the victor
a victim mentality says this is just the way it is but a victor mentality says this may be the way it
is this may be a part of your story but Jesus can use it Jesus wants to use it Jesus wants to
use your greatest pain for his glory and purpose if you would let him but you have to take heart
you have to make the active choice to go from victim to victory
but take heart he has overcome the world he has overcome your circumstance left to yourself you
can do nothing but with God anything is possible a victim mentality will tell you that everyone
else and everything else is the problem but you but a victor mentality says because Jesus is the
solution to my problem I can face whatever lies ahead a victim mentality says God can use anyone
but me but a victim mentality says God can use anyone even me aka won't he do it he will he will