After we begin to heal and realize we don’t want to be a victim anymore, we need to learn new ways of doing things. How can we live healthy and successful lives? God gives us four helpful steps to do this in Psalm 37: Trust, commit, rest, and wait.

After we begin shedding the victim identity, we need something to put in its place. Micah 6:8 provides a great starting place, three standards that will guide us in any situation. Justice, mercy, and humility are not hard to understand, but very challenging to follow.

Receiving God’s healing in our life is wonderful, but it isn’t the end goal. Healing is just a means toward a greater end which is to finally live the life we were created for, as the person God made us to be. He has great plans for us, but we need restoration before we are ready

It’s every person’s tendency to justify their sin and shy away from confession, but we’re really hurting ourselves in a tremendous way when we do this. God’s plan and intention is never to shame us, it is to relieve us of guilt, setting our mind and heart free. It’s for us—not for him!

No one wants to contend with Satan, but we don’t get a choice about that. We only get a choice about standing up to his lies, living in the truth, using our God-given weapons, and get healing for our wounds. Find out how you can gain victory in your life.

While it is true our season of healing in the wilderness is challenging, that’s not the whole story. This season also includes many blessings, including growing intimacy with the Lord. Find out where joy can be found, as well as things you can do to make your life brighter.

In order to pass from our old life of bondage and enter into our new life in the Promised Land, it is necessary we travel through the wilderness. We will learn how to avoid some of the mistakes the Israelites made, mistakes that made this season harder and longer.

Are you stuck? So many settle for an unsatisfying life because it’s familiar and they are afraid to trust God to take them to something better. In Isaiah 43, God reveals his deep love for us and his plan to take care of us all the way to the Promised Land. His love will keep us moving forward.

The road to self-acceptance requires some effort, as well as an understanding of the truth, but it is worth it. Self-acceptance makes it possible to live in peace with ourselves and experience the best life possible, the life we were created to live.

There are two types of members in the “Victim Club,” the passive victim and the aggressive victim. Find out which type you are, and how you can resign from the club by examining your false beliefs about yourself and about God. This is one club you don’t want to belong to.