How to Live as a Victor, Not a Victim!Sample

The Last Six Signs of a Victim Mentality

Sign #7: You Throw Yourself a Pity Party

You may have a victim mentality if you host your own private pity parties. Here’s the deception: you think it’s a private party, but self-pity attracts devils. Although the Holy Spirit won’t attend your “woe is me” gathering, demons show up to celebrate your misery.

Sign #8: You Live with a Cloud of Negativity Over You

You may have a victim mentality if you walk in a state of fear, doubt, and negativity about your circumstances. Really listen to yourself talk, and you will hear what everyone else around you already knows by your speech. Remember, out of the abundance of your heart, your mouth speaks (Luke 6:45).

Sign #9: You Live by These Two Words, “I can’t.”

You may have a victim mentality if “I can’t” is a keyword in your vocabulary. And that’s a lie. The truth is you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Phil. 4:13). The problem is, “I can’t” often turns into “I don’t want to” or even “I won’t.”

Sign #10: You Constantly Complain about Your Circumstances

You may have a victim mentality if you feel like you have the right to complain about your circumstances or what “they” did to you. But consider this: Jesus never complained about what happened to Him, and He suffered much more than any of us ever will.

Sign #11 & Sign #12:

When the victim mindset matures, you regress. Eventually, you feel like you deserve what you are getting. That’s the eleventh sign. The twelfth sign is outward facing. If you are not careful, the victim mentality can drive you to take vengeance into your own hands. If you shed the victim mentality, healing and vindication begin.