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Stop Acting Like a Victim - Or You'll Keep Attracting Vultures (Inspired by Matthew 24:28)

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Here's what some are too afraid to tell you: If you keep playing the victim, you'll keep attracting people who benefit from your pain. The more you act powerless, the more vultures will show up to tear you down. So stop acting like prey--it's time to stand up.

Vultures only circle where there's something weak and lifeless. If you want to stop being a target, you have to stop living like one. Your mindset matters. The moment you stop acting like a victim, the people who prey on you will disappear.

Some people stay stuck because they keep playing the victim. You might be in this situation right now and not even recognize it. Sometime your are in a subconscious comfort zone. That's a dangerous zone to be in.

In every community, in every circle of friends, there are vultures--people who feed off weakness. They profit from keeping others down, and they're always ready to swoop in when they sense vulnerability.

Keyword: Vulnerability!

But here's the uncomfortable truth:
Vultures only show up where they smell something dead.

That means the more you act powerless, helpless, hopeless, defeated, the more you attract people who will take advantage of you.

That's exactly why some corrupt leaders, scammers, and manipulators thrive in certain communities.They don't even need to work hard because people willingly hand over their power.

Stop it.

"It's because I'm Black."
"It's because I'm an immigrant."
"It's because I'm a woman."
"It's because I grew up poor."
"It's because I was orphaned."

Well... Woooptidoo... We all have our stories.

We all have reasons we could cling to for why life feels unfair. But guess what... Nobody is coming to save you. <-- I wrote a book about that!

The longer you stay stuck in that mindset, the longer you stay exactly where you are. Snap out of it. Your life will only start moving forward the minute you decide to stop using your story as your cage.

Your vultures?

They wait for people to say, "We can't do anything."

They wait for people to act like slaves to the system, accepting misery as normal.

But here's what nobody tells you:
The moment you stop acting like a victim, the vultures fly away.

They only stick around where they're welcome.

If you keep sitting in victim mode--complaining, begging, and waiting for someone else to save you, you'll keep attracting more people who want to use you.

But when you finally stand up, when you speak up, set boundaries, and refuse to be easy prey, you force those vultures to look elsewhere.

This isn't about denying your pain or acting like everything's fine. It's about refusing to let your pain define you.

The moment you stop seeing yourself as powerless, everything changes.

Because vultures don't circle the strong, they hunt for the weak.

This reminds me of something that happened to me a while back.

I was talking to my friend Rene, venting about how it felt like everybody around me was always broke and complaining about money. I couldn't understand why I kept finding myself in situations where I was constantly the one paying just to have a good time with my friends.

And do you know what Rene said to me?

He said, "Maybe you're the one attracting them."

I was shocked. I asked, "Why would I even do that? Why would I attract people who are always broke and complaining?"

Rene didn't flinch. He said, "I don't know. But maybe somewhere deep down, you're getting something out of it--maybe it makes you feel needed. Maybe it gives you a subconscious sense that you're better off than they are. I don't know. But what I do know is this: The minute you stop attracting them, they'll disappear."

And you know what? Rene was right.

I don't even remember exactly how I shifted, but eventually, most of those people faded from my life.

Sometimes we stay in victim mode because, deep down, we're getting something out of it--even if we don't realize it.

Ask yourself: What are you gaining from playing the victim?
If you can't figure it out... maybe it's buried deep in your subconscious.

Read: Matthew 24:28

There's something I want to tell you about the Bible: Not everything in it speaks spirituality. In this case, it speaks about life dynamics that go beyond religion:

  • If you act powerless, you'll attract people who prey on that.
  • If you live like a victim, you invite victimizers.
  • If you constantly broadcast weakness, you attract users, manipulators, and opportunists.

It all starts with how you behave.

 

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