LARRAPY Convos – Blog 71: Healing Wounded Faith: How to Trust God Again After Disappointment

Introduction:

Spiritual wounds are real. When prayers seem unanswered, leaders fail, or suffering drags on, faith can feel fractured. Healing wounded faith is not about pretending the pain didn’t happen — it’s about learning to trust again through truth, not denial.

In False Gods Among Us, I show how even broken trust can be mended in the hands of a faithful God.

Main Points:

• God Can Handle Your Honest Pain: Raw prayers are not rebellion — they are intimacy.

• Disappointment Reveals Hidden Expectations: Healing often starts by surrendering outcomes, not controlling them.

• Faith Must Be Rebuilt on Truth, Not Illusion: Our faith matures when it is stripped of false assumptions.

• God's Character is Constant: Circumstances change, but God's heart never does.

Practical Tips for Healing Wounded Faith:

• Be honest with God about your hurt.

• Meditate on Scripture that highlights God's unchanging love.

• Find wise, safe believers to walk with you through doubt.

• Journal prayers of grief, anger, confusion — and surrender.

🧠 Mental Health Commentary:

Spiritual trauma can mirror emotional trauma, creating fear, mistrust, and emotional withdrawal. Healing often requires processing grief, deconstructing false beliefs, and rebuilding authentic, resilient faith.

✝️ Spiritual Reflection:

Psalm 34:18 promises, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." God doesn't reject the wounded — He draws closer.

🌍 Cultural Commentary:

A disillusioned, cynical culture often encourages people to walk away from faith altogether after disappointment. True healing calls for facing pain honestly while remaining rooted in God’s enduring truth.

Conclusion:

Wounded faith can still become warrior faith. God is not intimidated by your doubts — He’s waiting to heal them.

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