Weekly Magazine | Trusting God When People Let You Down
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Dear Friend,
One of the hardest things is when someone we care about lets us down. Whether it’s being wounded by a friend we trusted, misunderstood by those we thought would stand beside us, or left disappointed when expectations we had were not met. In those moments, it’s easy to wonder where God is. Here’s the truth: people may fail us, but God never will.
In this week’s issue, you’ll find stories of God’s steadfast love in the middle of human imperfection. We’ll see how to forgive even the deepest wounds, how to respond with grace to difficult people, and how to find God’s presence in the tangled mess of relationship conflict. Our prayer is that you’ll walk away encouraged—not because people will suddenly stop letting you down, but because you’ll be reminded that the One who loves you most never will.
Encouraging You in God’s Truth,
God is Always Faithful, Even When People Aren’t | Cherie Burbach
When people hurt us, it’s easy to wonder if God has turned away. Cherie shares how she learned to stop linking God’s love to human behavior—and began to see His blessings even in seasons of deep disappointment.
Lovely the Unlovely | Name Withheld
Forgiving a difficult person isn’t pretending they were right—it’s choosing freedom. This candid account from a ministry wife offers practical, hope-filled ways to release bitterness and reflect Christ’s love.
5 Things to Remember in Relationship Conflict | Lysa TerKeurst
Not all conflicts end neatly tied with a bow. Lysa shares five biblical truths that help keep your heart steady, your perspective clear, and your hope anchored in God—no matter the outcome.
BONUS Loving the Difficult Person | Jill Briscoe
We all know someone who’s hard to love—and sometimes, it’s us. Jill shows how letting God transform us first can change the way we see and respond to the prickliest people in our lives.
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God Is Always Faithful, Even When People Aren’t
Finding Blessings and Hope in Seasons of Hurt and Disappointment.
By: Cherie Burbach
When I was young, I thought that when people let me down, it was because God was not happy with me. As a kid, I dealt with lots of challenges (being given away for adoption and then raised by an abusive alcoholic were a couple of them), and every time I felt the sting of disappointment, I would pray angrily to God and ask where He was. Then my prayers would turn to, “Why don’t you like me, God?”
I did this over and over throughout my childhood, always reaching out to God with anger and yet clinging to Him at the same time. Again and again, He showed me that He loved me and was there for me. No matter how many times I came to Him with confusion and sadness, I left comforted.
Once I became an adult, I finally began to see that thinking poorly about God when people let me down was what the Enemy wanted. God was faithful and good. So why did I think the behavior of others had to do with Him?
