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When You Are Life's Victim

8/14/2020

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At some point in time, all people become a victim of life in some way, big or small. There are no guarantees in life except that something, some day is going to go horribly wrong. You mess up. Someone else messes up and you get caught in their wake. We are connected to life so when life goes wrong, it's going to affect us both in big and small ways.

Things that can be lost to you in the midst of life's victimization: 
  • Your job
  • Your ministry
  • Your church family
  • Your spouse
  • Your children
  • Your friends
  • Your confidence
  • Respect of others
  • Respect for others
  • Hope
  • Peace
  • Your dreams and deepest desires
  • Your "normal"
  • Time, lots of time
  • Your peace
  • Your joy
  • Your purpose

In fact, it might be easier to list what remains than to list all that was lost, especially when it feels that your entire life has imploded. 

Some of the lost things will return. Some will never. Some will come back to you in a different, better way. Some will not. The loss of some things will make room for new, more valuable things if you don't allow room for all the negatives that are also vying for the vacancies that now exist.

What may try to come when you are life's victim:
  • Fear
  • Bitterness
  • Depression
  • Despair
  • Anger
  • A victim mentality
  • Worry
  • Hopelessness
  • Feelings of rejection
  • Feelings that failure is a final destination from which there is no return
  • Loss of who you were, are and who you want to become
  • Denial
  • Confusion
  • Doubt
  • Feelings of Inadequacy
  • Numbness
  • Listlessness

But because of God, because of His promises, because instead of running from God, I dug deep into God, this is hat I gained when I became a victim of life:
  • Friends who do not judge or condemn, who weep with me and walk with me through every, single step
  • Hope for a miracle
  • A Pastor who cares deeply
  • Many, many prayers and prayer answers
  • Renewed family relationships
  • Gentle, wise counsel
  • Boundaries for myself and others
  • Time, as God provides
  • Supernatural provision for body, soul, and spirit
  • A new way of thinking and living that is freeing and filled with peace, even in the midst of chaos


What you can never lose, no matter what turn your life may take.
 
  • The Love of God for you. His love is perfect
  • The knowledge that what you are suffering in is temporary
  • The presence and fellowship of the Holy Spirit
  • The forgiving and cleansing power of the Blood of Jesus
  • The promise of abundant redemption from a God who is able and willing
  • God's abundant and timely provision to every area of a trusting life
  • A song, even in the darkest night
  • Hope that is based on the surety of God's promises and provision
  • A bright future

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. It is God's promise to you. But even in the night of weeping, God is there. He is aware and He cares. He will stay with you, he will weep with you and then He will lift you out of the devastation and lead you into your purpose, into your future, and deeper and deeper into His love. 













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