Victory in Jesus!

 “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:57 ESV)

How you believe decides your outcome

All day long you make decisions based on what you believe about things. Someone has said, “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right either way.” That’s because the outcome, whether negative or positive, is usually decided by your belief and attitude going into what you are about to do. 

The Bible puts it this way

“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Prov. 23:7)

Negative words proclaimed

Perhaps you have had negative proclamations spoken over you as a child, perhaps by an angry parent, by a sibling, by other children, or even by an authority figure such a school teacher. Things like, “You’re stupid!”, “You can’t do anything right!”, “You are a failure!” Or, “You are worthless!” Now, as an adult, you have negative thoughts about yourself with a victim mentality.

Good news!

No matter what negative words may have been spoken over you in the past, you became a brand new creature when you become born again by receiving Jesus as your personal Savior!

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. 5:17 NIV)

Consider yourself to be dead to sin and alive to Jesus!

“Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Rom. 6:11 NASB)

Change your mindset from VICTIM to VICTOR

In a resent sermon, my pastor, Taylor Simpson, (New Song Church, Bellingham, WA), shared his list to go from being a victim to being a victor. He gave me permission to share it with you.

VICTIM -vs- VICTOR

• I can’t -vs- I can
• I take -vs- I give
• Me -vs- You
• I need help -vs- I can help you
• They don’t like me -vs- I love them
• Self centered -vs- Christ centered
• It’s their fault -vs- I won’t blame people
• I expect bad -vs-I expect good
• I should -vs- I will
• Big talk -vs- Big walk
• Full of excuses -vs- Have no excuses
• Other people’s opinion -vs- Jesus’ opinion
• Chained to past -vs- Focused on future
• Reactive -vs- Proactive
• Co-Dependent -vs- Interdependent
• Living to victory -vs- Living from victory

Therefore…

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (Rom. 8:38 NIV)