Victim? … or Victor?
I refuse to be a victim! But do I do what needs doing in order to be a Victor?! I think I’ve discovered that you can not be a victim but you aren’t acting as a victor either. But why would we ever stop ourselves from being victorious… or is it an issue of the focus of our victory? Is there ever anything we shouldn’t celebrate a victory over? Off the top of my head, I can’t think of anything. Then again, it may be my definitions.
When I look at the victim v. victor I have to start with the focus. When I look at the scriptural verses about victory, I discover that there are over 22 that speak to being a victor. There are so many powerful ones that also include the focus of our victory and what we need to do to become victorious.
“…for the LORD your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.” (Deuteronomy 20:4)
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
(1 Corinthians 10:13)“I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
” For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.” (1 John 5:4)
Those 4 verses are only a sampling of what we are attempting to overcome, Who is with us in this, and what we need to do. It should give us tremendous confidence to Stand (Ephesians 6). We are equipped, enabled, empowered to act confidently because we KNOW Whose we are.
Victimology is never what we should believe or act on – never buy the lie. We do. But we really don’t need to act as a victim or believe we are – regardless of our circumstances. The Lord has told us so many times that He is with us, will never leave us, and will help us to become all we can be. And being a victim is never what we are supposed to be. Never, never forget Romans 8:37:
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
