Thoughts
that have come from various quotes taken from the book, "Victor - Breaking
Free From a Victim Based Society" by John H. Hovis. Click here to link directly to
the audio file.
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“God uses our roles, in light of who we are, to fulfill His plan for our lives. That’s where our destiny comes from.”
As quoted from the book "Victor - Breaking Free From a Victim-Based Society" by John H. Hovis Page 20.
The victor’s destiny is secure because of who he is. As God’s Child, each of us have a unique, powerful, and guaranteed destiny. That destiny might not match up directly with what the victor thinks, or even hopes their destiny might be. Though that fact weighs heavy on the heart of the victor, the fact the victor is all that they need to be in the eyes of God makes it easier to deal with choosing God’s destiny for them over their own. What connects the guaranteed nature of the victor’s destiny to their identity is the roles that they play.
There is a pretty familiar Bible verse that illustrates this connection. Check out today’s Bible reading below;
“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.” Proverbs 16:9 (The Message)
Victors and victim thinkers both make plans. There is nothing wrong with planning. In fact the lack of planning just about guarantees the wrong outcome in anyone’s life. What sets those living like a victor apart from the victim thinker is the ability to give God the leeway to do what it takes to make us live the life He has planned for us.
Another version of today’s reading says; “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (NKJV). It is God that directs the steps we all take. No amount of planning will plan God out of our lives. He created us. He directs us. His plan for us always comes to fruition. For the person living their lives under the misguided notion that they have total control over their destiny, victim thinking will rule the day in their lives.
The roles we play are of critical importance in God’s eyes. Why? Roles are important because they are empowered by our identity being God’s Child in ways that make the destiny God has laid out for us a possibility in this crazy, mixed up world. Putting roles in their proper place is what makes the things we do take on a different place of prominence in the life of a victor. It is with this kind of perspective, when it comes to the connection between roles, identity and destiny, that the victor is much more likely to fight off victim thinking when their roles don’t turn out the way they had planned. Maybe, just maybe the way that role turned out is God directing the steps of a victor’s life.
Want to take a radical departure from “business as usual” today when it comes to the roles you play? Make all the plans you want today, but let God be the one that directs your steps. Turn it all over to Him and just assume everything, and I mean everything, that happens today is God directed. That’s the truth anyway according to today’s reading. Why not let the power of this truth guide your every moment? The result will be a greater belief in the fact that you ARE the victor God created you to be!
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“God uses our roles, in light of who we are, to fulfill His plan for our lives. That’s where our destiny comes from.”
As quoted from the book "Victor - Breaking Free From a Victim-Based Society" by John H. Hovis Page 20.
The victor’s destiny is secure because of who he is. As God’s Child, each of us have a unique, powerful, and guaranteed destiny. That destiny might not match up directly with what the victor thinks, or even hopes their destiny might be. Though that fact weighs heavy on the heart of the victor, the fact the victor is all that they need to be in the eyes of God makes it easier to deal with choosing God’s destiny for them over their own. What connects the guaranteed nature of the victor’s destiny to their identity is the roles that they play.
There is a pretty familiar Bible verse that illustrates this connection. Check out today’s Bible reading below;
“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.” Proverbs 16:9 (The Message)
Victors and victim thinkers both make plans. There is nothing wrong with planning. In fact the lack of planning just about guarantees the wrong outcome in anyone’s life. What sets those living like a victor apart from the victim thinker is the ability to give God the leeway to do what it takes to make us live the life He has planned for us.
Another version of today’s reading says; “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (NKJV). It is God that directs the steps we all take. No amount of planning will plan God out of our lives. He created us. He directs us. His plan for us always comes to fruition. For the person living their lives under the misguided notion that they have total control over their destiny, victim thinking will rule the day in their lives.
The roles we play are of critical importance in God’s eyes. Why? Roles are important because they are empowered by our identity being God’s Child in ways that make the destiny God has laid out for us a possibility in this crazy, mixed up world. Putting roles in their proper place is what makes the things we do take on a different place of prominence in the life of a victor. It is with this kind of perspective, when it comes to the connection between roles, identity and destiny, that the victor is much more likely to fight off victim thinking when their roles don’t turn out the way they had planned. Maybe, just maybe the way that role turned out is God directing the steps of a victor’s life.
Want to take a radical departure from “business as usual” today when it comes to the roles you play? Make all the plans you want today, but let God be the one that directs your steps. Turn it all over to Him and just assume everything, and I mean everything, that happens today is God directed. That’s the truth anyway according to today’s reading. Why not let the power of this truth guide your every moment? The result will be a greater belief in the fact that you ARE the victor God created you to be!
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