SPEAKER_00: Do things cut as deeply as betrayal?
SPEAKER_00: It's one thing to expect opposition for an enemy, but it's another thing entirely to be wounded by someone you trusted.
SPEAKER_00: Betrayal can leave you unsettled.
SPEAKER_00: It can make you question your instincts, your openness, even your willingness to trust again.
SPEAKER_00: Psalm 55 gives language to this kind of pain.
SPEAKER_00: David writes, if an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it.
SPEAKER_00: But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend.
SPEAKER_00: Scripture does not rush past this pain.
SPEAKER_00: It makes space for it.
SPEAKER_00: And instead of withdrawing from God, David brings his wounded heart directly to him.
SPEAKER_00: And today, we're going to practice the same.
SPEAKER_00: Let's start by thinking God that He is faithful, even when people let us down.
SPEAKER_00: Praise Him that His love does not shift or turn away.
SPEAKER_00: Thank you for being faithful, Amen.