Daily Archive

VICTIM’S MENTALITY: Numbers 13:31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” 

We’ve all gone through difficult times in our lives. Some of us have faced some unimaginable situations such as, neglect, molestation, sexual assault, verbal/physical abuse, and torment. Our response to these difficult times determines if we’ll develop a victim’s mentality. 

A victim’s mentality has two reactions. One reaction, has the person to put up figurative walls around themselves to avoid being hurt again. That person doesn’t get close to anyone, they avoid intimacy, and it’s difficult for them to receive love. The other reaction leaves a person to have negative expectations. A person expects to be hurt, expects to be cheated on in a relationship, and expects things to go wrong. 

Let’s look at the life of Joseph. He had every right to have a victim’s mentality. His biological brothers sold him into slavery; he was lied on and imprisoned, and passed up on a promotion (Genesis 37, 39, 40). However, having a victim’s mentality didn’t get him to the top. What got Joseph to the top was trusting God and keeping his God-given vision in front of him. 

God gave a vision to all of us. Some see themselves to be doctors, CEO’s, or inventors. Regardless of what we’ve faced, trusting in God and believing in the vision He gave to us will eventually bring us to our destiny. “Protecting” one’s self based on fear and having a negative outlook on life will only hinder all that God has for us. Let’s be mindful not to develop a victim’s mentality by trusting in God and focusing on the vision He gave to us. 

VICTOR’S MENTALITY: Numbers 13:30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”