Victim or Victor? Stop Making Excuses, Trust God & Take Responsibility for Your Life

Change The Way You Think · Sep 10, 2026 · 10m

Are you living like a victim or a victor?

In this episode of Change The Way You Think, I talk about something I’ve struggled with and learned from throughout my own life: the difference between blaming your circumstances and taking responsibility for what you do next.

I grew up poor. My mom was on welfare. My dad was an alcoholic. For years, I wondered why I had been given the life I had. But as I got older and my faith grew stronger, I began looking at those struggles differently. Instead of only seeing what happened to me, I started seeing how those experiences helped mold me, strengthen…