FALLING INTO THE VICTIM MINDSET
DON'T BE A VICTIM
Some people are known for the problems they have or misfortunes that have happened to them. I guess the curve balls life throws at us are inevitable. There are things we can't control, and trying to find a reason or someone to blame for our miseries is just a waste of time.
A better approach is to decide not to be a victim.
Unfortunately, most people who suffer a major blow in life default to the why-me/poor-me attitude. They feel entitled to pity and special treatment from everyone around them, because they have been victims of bad things. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't show compassion or be especially kind to people who suffer. What I'm saying is that if those people use it as a crutch (and it's so easy to), then these nice feelings will become a trap to them.
When you decide you're not going to be a victim, you take your life and destiny into your own hands. You determine to use every resource you can tap into in order to fight back instead of lying back.
God is one of these resources. He said:
I live in the high and holy places, but also with the low-spirited, the spirit-crushed, and what I do is put new spirit in them, get them up and on their feet again. Isaiah 57.15
In case you didn't notice, He was talking about you. He was promising to keep company with people who are broken and badly hit. But not being there to cry with them -- rather, to lift them up and revive them again. That's a promise.
And what you do when you have a promise from God is you call on Him to perform it. Understand that you are especially positioned to receive that promise. Don't waste that right.
Don't be a victim. Use all your resources to fight back. Don't forget God is your biggest resource -- but you have to ask Him to help you, it's not automatic.
Some people are known for the problems they have or misfortunes that have happened to them. I guess the curve balls life throws at us are inevitable. There are things we can't control, and trying to find a reason or someone to blame for our miseries is just a waste of time.
A better approach is to decide not to be a victim.
Unfortunately, most people who suffer a major blow in life default to the why-me/poor-me attitude. They feel entitled to pity and special treatment from everyone around them, because they have been victims of bad things. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't show compassion or be especially kind to people who suffer. What I'm saying is that if those people use it as a crutch (and it's so easy to), then these nice feelings will become a trap to them.
When you decide you're not going to be a victim, you take your life and destiny into your own hands. You determine to use every resource you can tap into in order to fight back instead of lying back.
God is one of these resources. He said:
I live in the high and holy places, but also with the low-spirited, the spirit-crushed, and what I do is put new spirit in them, get them up and on their feet again. Isaiah 57.15
In case you didn't notice, He was talking about you. He was promising to keep company with people who are broken and badly hit. But not being there to cry with them -- rather, to lift them up and revive them again. That's a promise.
And what you do when you have a promise from God is you call on Him to perform it. Understand that you are especially positioned to receive that promise. Don't waste that right.
Don't be a victim. Use all your resources to fight back. Don't forget God is your biggest resource -- but you have to ask Him to help you, it's not automatic.
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