Here’s the third quality of Victim/Victor (faith) mentalities.
A victim suspects God, “How could He do this!!!
I thought he was supposed to be good!”
As it says in Proverbs 19:3, “A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the LORD.”
In Genesis 3:5 Satan worked at getting Eve to suspect God of depriving her of good:
“”For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
But God was not withholding something good from her;
He actually was protecting her from evil.
In contrast, a Victor, who is a person of faith,
has taken time to know God:
His love, His goodness, His wisdom,
so when unpleasant things happen,
he can trust God to work it out for good.
Psalm 34:8 tells that he has remembered
how God has helped and protected him in the past:
“Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
In every happening we can be a victim or a victor.
Choose wisely!
Picture: Remembering God’s goodness in the past
so I can trust Him in the future.
