Dear people of God. You may be feeling very hurt because your trust was violated. 

This article will help you recover from this emotional abuse.

The Bible says, “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5 AMPC)

When we judge humans by our own insight or understandings, we’ll very likely miss their hidden flaws. For according to Shakespeare, “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face’ (Macbeth)

 Hence it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in Man (Psalm 118:8, kJV). For God sees not as man sees. Where man looks at the outward appearance, Godlooks at the heart. (See 1 Samuel 16:7 NASB1995)

 What Trust Involves:

To trust God is to have strong confidence in Him.

*- Do you believe that God loves you?

*- Do you believe that God is just and will Never be partial in judgment?

*- Do you believe that God’s thoughts towards you are thoughts of good and not evil, and to help you accomplish the purpose of your life? (See Jeremiah 29:11)

Ponder this :

*- If your earthly parents won’t give you a  snake as fish or bread as stone why can’t you trust God to give you good gifts and do right by you? (Matthew 7:11)

You can overcome trust issues:

Many of us developed trust issues because people we trusted betrayed us. And have now transferred these trust issues into how we relate with God. 

But God’s Word already cautioned that ‘the heart of man is full of deceit, desperately wicked, and beyond our understanding’ (See Jeremiah 17:9)

And if you put your trust in Humans, you activate a curse.(Read Jeremiah 17:5)

Curses enable failures.

When you trust people and you are betrayed, it affects the equilibrium of your life. And when you are disoriented, you can’t make progress or be productive.

Sad to say, but some people never come out of the pit of despair they are plunged into,due to misplaced trust. And they end up with debilitating mental health issues.

If you placed your trust in any Human being, you misplaced that trust. 

GOD commands that you love others as you love You. He didn’t say place your trust in them (See Mark 12:31)

If instead of love, you chose to trust, You gave access to that emotional abuser to take advantage of you.

 Repent and ask God to turn your mistake into a miracle and use it for His glory.

Personal Testimony;

Don’t think I am unfeeling or have all my ducks in a row. I am still a work in progress. 

I had a life defining encounter again, that made me struggle with trust for God. I said again  because something similar had happened in my younger days. 

This repeat lesson was necessary to reinforce the forgotten lesson that,’the Human heart is full of deceit and desperately wicked. 

Like any mere human, I blamed God for my misfortune. I lashed out at HIM for allowing such evil happen to me

In response, God pointed out that HE prompted me several times as to what was coming.  But I chose to ignore His Word and leaned on my own insight and understanding.

If, like me, you have misplaced your trust in humans instead of in God, repent and replace your trust in God, and  you will recover fast. And your emotions will heal completely.

Blessings of Trusting God:

1- You will enjoy stability, well balanced mind, boldness, bravery (2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 125:1)

2- You will enjoy manifold blessings (Psalm 34:8, 40:4)

3-  You’ll Feel secure for God protects and defends those who trust in Him (Psalm 5:11, 18:30, 91:4)

For more blessings,  Read Jeremiah 17: 7-8 – very reassuring promises. 

Prayer:

I pray for healings over your wounded Soul, and ask that all past painful memories are deleted and you are granted a new lease of life, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ our Savior. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly #TheSpiritualWarrior April 15th 2023