Do our lives both acknowledge the brokenness of the world and affirm the love of God as stronger?
Under the chapter subtitle "Victim Mentality", Hannah Anderson writes:
"Still, while a diminished view of His love can result in a diminished sense of self, a diminished view of His power can result in the exact same thing. If we view God as too weak to guide our lives, we will become small, fearful people, tossed by fate, always reacting to other people's choices. Instead of being defined by power and love, we will become defined by fear, anger, and impotency. Some people respond to this sense of helplessness by recklessly indulging their every desire in order to achieve some level of control. By doing only what they choose, only what they want, they expect to free themselves, but instead, they can quickly become mastered by their own lust, anger, and fear.
"None of which reflect God's character or allow us to live imago dei.
"When we fail to embrace God's sovereignty in the details of our lives, we become victims. And nothing strips us of our humanity faster than becoming a victim, if only for the simple reason that God is not a victim. He is a God of power and love and wisdom, and as His image bearers, we must be women of power and love and wisdom as well. In order to be who we were created to be, we must not only acknowledge the brokenness of this world, we must at the same time affirm that the love and power of God is stronger still (Hannah Anderson, Made For More)."
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