The primary goal of a leader is not to create a victim mindset in people, but to destroy it. Leaders were supposed to lift people from a victim mindset and lifestyle into a life of freedom, maturity and responsibility. I saw this in the life and ministry of Christ; those who came to him as victims, didn't live perpetually as victims. They were lifted out of their victim mindset and lifestyle and given a greater sense of purpose to live for. Peter, James, John, Mary Magdalene and countless others were beneficiaries of the leadership style of Jesus Christ.
What is a victim mindset? The victim mindset is the believe that someone else or some circumstances of one's past or present are responsible for the lifestyle or experience of an individual. Thus, individuals who sees themselves as victims, hold others responsible and blame circumstances for their state of being.
Victims believe they can't really do anything to change their situation since they didn't cause it. They always expect people to sympathize with them and to accept them as they are, even though they have all it takes to transform their lives.
One's past shouldn't determine one's future. No matter the circumstances of one's childhood experience, it is possible for every "made believe" victim to overcome his or her past and to live a life of dignity in the present and future. Looking for excuses for an addiction leaves one perpetually as an addict. Accepting responsibility for one's lifestyle and determining to break free from any bondage marks the end of the victim mindset and lifestyle.
Praying for a victim without destroying his or her victim mindset leaves him or her in the same situation. That's the mistake most Christian leaders are making; they spend enormous time praying for people without destroying the mindset behind their lifestyles. Jesus Christ is not building a church of victims, but of victors. Take it or leave it, but it's the truth.
Christ came to lift people, not to create a haven for victims in the church. You come to Christ with a victim mindset, but you aren't supposed to live like that perpetually. That's the gospel truth preachers should be telling people. Making people comfortable in their mess and giving them excuses for their lifestyles doesn't make them better human beings. It only makes the finish work of Christ of no effect in the lives of people.
There is freedom from all forms of addictions and negative lifestyles, but the choice is ours. Christ made provision for our freedom, but we must be willing to be free to experience freedom. It's time to walk out of any victim mindset you have built overtime. Let Christ in and he will make you free. Pack out of any church where you are not told the truth; let the truth of God’s word be your criteria for attending a church. Have a blessed day! DrBenard Etta
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