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“The roles you play work to shape how your identity as God’s Child is used by God to fulfill the destiny that is the plan He has for you in this life.”
As quoted from the book "Victor - Breaking Free From a Victim-Based Society" by John H. Hovis
Page 19.
To victim thinkers, the role of roles is to define their identity. God sees the role of roles as something totally different. God uses the roles we play to help shape how He made us so that the destiny He has for us can come into its fullness. Notice the focus in that last sentence? It isn’t our role, our identity, our purpose or our destiny. The focus is on God every step of the way. Victors somehow just know this and allow roles to do what they must so our God given identity can be utilized in this world to the fullest.
Take a look at today’s Bible reading. Notice the focus found in these words as well.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
We are God’s handiwork. That’s part of everyone’s identity. Victim thinking comes in when we allow roles we play prop up or enhance who we are. We were created to do good works through Jesus Christ. Victim thinkers and victors alike have jobs to do; roles to play. No where in this verse, or anywhere in The Bible for that matter, does it say these works, or roles, will do anything to make who we are more evident.
The really key part of our Bible reading today is the last part of the verse. The good works God created for us to do have been prepared in advance. With this in mind, why are we so determined to set our own legacy, purpose and destiny through our own efforts? Victors have learned that God is in control, even in control of the actual roles we play. He is also in control of the outcome of those roles as well. This is why God can use the roles we play to shape how our identity is used in this world to bring glory to Him. Any other use of roles in our lives is a waste of time and that’s the kind of effort that brings victim thinking home to roost.
So, whatever roles you play today, whatever events, good or bad, that come into your life this next twenty four hours, they have been prepared by God in advanced. No matter the outcome of the roles you play today, God has ordained them in your life to help you be the most effective at being the Child of God He has made you to be. The more we allow this fact to settle in our moment-by-moment decision making process, the more empowered we are to life the victor’s life.
What’s on your to-do-list today? Whatever it is, hang on to the fact that God not only knows what it is, He will use the outcome of what you do with that list to empower your identity of His Child to be all it can be. Kind of makes you feel like you can’t lose, doesn’t it. Well you can’t! The victor lives in the wonderful place of even having his mistakes used by God in ways that make the victor’s identity that much more secure in God’s eyes. It is so empowering to know that all we are, all we will do and all we will become is in God’s hands. That’s the peace victors take with them everyday of their lives. Take that peace with you today.
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