Abusive Relationships: Changing Your Victim Mentality
... you for it? This martyr mentality is a misunderstanding of Scripture. First Peter 3:17 tells us, "It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for ... 1. Do you see yourself as a victim in any of your relationships? How you see yourself gives you insight into how you view the relationship. If you see yourself as a victim, you will not own your power to take care of yourself. Proverbs 23:7 says, "As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (NKJV). 2. Do you take responsibility for your choice to stay in a difficult relationship or do you feel stuck? If you see yourself as choosing to stay for whatever reasons, you will feel more empowered. Viewing yourself as "stuck" perpetuates your victim mentality. 3 ...
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Tags: abusive relationships | Christian relationship help | Christian boundaries | 1 Peter 3 17 | suffering fo |