Day 122 - The Power of The Letter “Y”

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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"The problem with the word victor is that our minds immediately move to the word victory. We believe that if we are victors than we must be victorious, right?"

As quoted from the book "Victor - Breaking Free From a Victim-Based Society" by John H. Hovis Page 30.

One little letter can drastically change things. Take the word “victor” and put a “Y” and the end and you get “victory.” Victim thinking will ultimately be the result for anyone who believes that the life of a victor is directly connected to the word victory. One little letter has the power to deceive and make it possible for victim thinking to rob the joy out of a victor’s live.

Don’t get me wrong. It isn’t that victors won’t taste victory in this world. Victors, just like victim thinkers win some and lose some. The difference between those living the victor’s life and those trapped in victim thinking is the reliance on a connection between victory and being a victor.
Take a look at what today’s Bible reading has to say on the subject.

...This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.' 2 Chronicles 20:15 (NIV)

Victory doesn’t belong to the victor, it belongs to God! We all will fight battles of one kind or another this day and all  throughout our lives. Some we will win, and some we will lose. God doesn’t want victory to be what makes a victor because He knows that we will not win them all. If victory makes the victor then when we don’t have victory we will be in a place to doubt that we are victors. It can’t be said enough, victors aren’t victors because of victory. We are victors because of God’s Love for us, a people He calls His Children.

Victim thinkers seek victory at every turn. Victory makes the victim thinker believe their life is good enough for the love of others and, maybe even good enough for the love of God. String enough victories together and the victim thinker might actually starting thinking like a victor. But, their kind of victor living will be short lived and so lacking in impact since victory just isn’t guaranteed in this world.

Victor living is dependent on you getting the “Y” out of your life. That one little letter is what allows fear to creep in and be part of the victor’s life. Fear, left long enough, is what drives the victor towards victim thinking ways.

Don’t let your day be ruled by fear as you try to make the connection between victory and being the victor God made you to be. Since the victory is God’s, stop trying to make it something that proves who you are; stop trying to make victory yours! Jesus is the only proof that makes you a victor. It isn’t the battles you win, nor those you lose that make you who you are. Life as free as you can from fear today as you let your identity as God’s Child lead the way.