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BETRAYAL HAS TRIED TO TAKE YOU, BUT I HAVE COME TO RESTORE YOU

I see the Lord healing deep places of the soul. Hidden wounds long forgotten and unresolved hurts that have been left untended. There are those who have emotional pain festering in the inner reaches of the heart. Suffering and grief that needs to be released in order to receive the new wine to come. Now is the time, for there is a healing grace available to those who yield to this deep inner work of the Spirit. The Lord says it is time to heal the heart.

As the Holy Spirit led me into a time of prayer concerning this, He revealed an unexpected stronghold. An emotional blockade that has unknowingly gripped the souls of some who have experienced great trauma of the soul. It is a spirit of BETRAYAL, and it has pierced some hearts in order to annihilate all faith and hope in the goodness of God. 

This is more than just hope deferred or disappointment in unfulfilled promises. It is not even feeling abandoned or angry at the enemy. It is the feeling that God didn’t back us up. God Himself let us down. He betrayed our trust. What we thought He promised, never came to pass. What He led us to believe, never came to be. And for some, the protection we thought we had, was insufficient to shield us from attack. We were wounded. Deeply. And as much as we have tried to reason and understand, our emotions have continued to hibernate with the unanswered question – “God! Where were you?!”

This consideration seems almost sacrilegious. We know that God could never betray us. His nature and character are absolute love and absolutely perfect. He can do no harm and He can inflict no pain on those He loves. He is everywhere at all times and never turns His back on His own. And yet, for those whose hearts have been so pierced by this deadly arrow, the emotional backwash is real and the emotional toll is deep. Self-protection builds unseen walls and hardens our hearts towards any hope for something different, and we become skeptics concerning the promises of God, for we have been wounded – and the pain is real.

And yet, it is not Him.

This battle affects us more than we realize. Our spiritual adversary seeks to convince us that God cannot be trusted. There has been a collective war over our faith and if the devil cannot offend our minds he will pierce our hearts. Whether it’s people or circumstances that hurt us, he will ultimately direct the blame to God – the One who should have guarded us. As I continue to pray and seek the Lord for answers, He provides a greater truth to disempower this bait of betrayal. He reveals the source of this pain and the cause of this turmoil, for He wants to set hearts free. For all those inflicted, there is a greater revelation He speaks to the pain in our souls:

It is not I who have betrayed you. It is not My love that is wanting or My protection that is lacking. Nor is it My will to withhold My goodness or provision from you. Rather, it is your own concept of Me that has betrayed you. You think you know who I am and what I do. And yet, you do not fully know Me.

You have presumed much about me. You have presumed to know how I should work and move based on your current understanding of who I am. And yet, you are limited. It has been your own presumptions about Me that have betrayed you. I never lead you to a dead end, nor will I ever give you false hope. My promises for you will always be Yes and Amen.

Job fought the same battle (Job 38:1-2). Having to face great loss and pain, he too wondered if I had betrayed him. He too questioned My ways as he defended his innocence. But just as I answered him, so will I answer you. You do not yet know who I truly Am. You do not yet fully comprehend the expanse of My plans for your good or My passionate desire for your well-being. You are not yet fully aware of all that is transpiring in and around you. You do not yet see how My hand and My heart have been championing your race and contending for your gladness of heart.

Do not allow the enemy to rob you of your simple trust in Me. Do not let this spirit of betrayal embitter your soul and defeat your spirit. Do not allow the hole in your heart to speak louder than My voice. I have always been here and I will never betray your trust. I will never leave you to your enemies or abandon you to self-destruct. You are stronger than you know and I have given you everything you need to be free and whole.

Release any thoughts of betrayal and refuse to listen to distortions of truth. Let go of your disappointment and allow Me to give you new eyes and new ears with which to perceive the extent of My plans for your good. I will never let you down. I will never hold back or withhold My perfect love for you. My ways are not your ways and your thoughts are still limited in comprehension. Give me your broken heart so I can heal it. Open your soul to My presence and allow Me to flood it with a greater revelation of Who I truly Am.

For those who bear witness to this word, you will know it is time, for your emotions are right at your door. The Holy Spirit has brought them before you so you can find freedom and wholeness. Surrender to His direction and release that which has been waiting for resolution. Disappointment will give way to hope, and betrayal will give way to renewed trust. He will transform all your pain into trophies of grace. That which was designed to bring you down will be used to raise you up. For the Lord declares, “Betrayal has tried to take you, but I have come to restore you.”

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