"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

... No, in all these things we are more than CONQUERORS through him who loved us." Romans 8:35,37

In life we have two choices, we can be a VICTIM or a VICTOR (a conqueror).

Our society teaches us that being a victim is good means of getting your way.

For us as followers of Jesus, we want His way, not ours!

For the next few days I will give contrasting responses of the victim and victor.

This will help us spot when we fall into the trap of natural thinking and feeling,

so we can repent and again become Conquerors in Christ.

In response to a difficulty, disappointment for unmet demand,

The VICTIM says, "How could this happen to me?!!! This is terrible!!!”

He is thinking he deserves only what he deems good, not knowing or remembering

that all we actually deserve in our natural selves is condemnation, suffering and death.

In contrast, the VICTOR says, “What does God want to teach me in this?”

As it says in Hebrews 12:11-13 "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.

Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY IT..

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.

Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.”

GOD, like a good coach, always has something more to teach us; the VICTOR embraces this and learns,

thanking God and turning to Scripture for understanding and comfort.

Picture: what one can do when he obeys the coach.