I Want to Trust You, but I Don't: Moving Forward When You’re Skeptical of Others, Afraid of What God Will Allow, and Doubtful of Your Own Discernment

by Lysa TerKeurst

Then I find myself weaponizing Scripture against my emotions instead of using truth to help me process them. For example, I will quickly quote a verse like 2 Timothy 1:7: “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” God’s truth isn’t shaming me because I have fear but rather reminding me not to get consumed by it. It’s okay to feel the fear and hear the message it may be trying to send me.

Wow... such a powerful quote.

But do you know the most dangerous part of what all this shaming can do to us is? It can make us short-circuit our need for healing just because we are embarrassed to be human. Humans sometimes break. We hurt when we break. It takes time and intentionality to heal our breaks.