A Shattered Life: Victor Vs. Victimনমুনা

### Living the Victorious Life We’ve read the scriptures that say we are overcomers. We may know it. We may even believe it. But it’s just so hard to live it—to keep fighting. We are exhausted. Being a victim to impossible or trying circumstances is not fair. I am sorry, dear friend, for your hurts. Life is so hard, and yes, sometimes way harder for some than it is for others. Not only is our own fleshly nature fighting against our spirit nature, we have a very real, alive enemy who knows our past and our hurts and does everything he can to use them against us. This may seem hard, but could you see your pain and hard circumstances as a purpose He allowed specifically for you to bring about His work? A privilege to… share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation …Victorious! As a victor! He may have chosen the very pain and hardship you are living (not caused it, necessarily, but allowed) for a specific plan in mind for you. Read that again…you were chosen for this! This broken, sick world is allowed to run rampant BECAUSE of a loving Father who gave free will. We could fall victim to many of the circumstances that free will creates. Ultimately, living as victim or victor, a shattered life, or a grace-filled life, comes down to choice. We have to daily, sometimes each moment, choose to wear the victor’s crown, often setting aside the life we think we should have for the life that He has gently orchestrated for us. He’s a loving Father Who cares for us too deeply to let us have an easy life. He allows us to live a fighter’s life so that we will appreciate our victorship status, and boldly wear the crown. Today in your prayer time with Him, ask how He can use your pain and shattering for a purpose. Begin to dream and plan what your life could look like if you stripped the chains of victimization and lived freely as a victor, even if none of the hard circumstances get better or change. Write boldly on a note card and put it where you will see it often: I AM A VICTOR THROUGH HIM. Thank you, fellow victors, for joining me in this plan. Welcome to The Victory Club! I claim that label proudly and proclaim it over each of you who read this. To listen to Erin's podcast on this subject click [ here. ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/axis-podcast/id1293401037?i=1000411579363) Connect with Erin on her [ social media. ](https://www.facebook.com/ErinLeeSimms)