{"id":11795,"date":"2025-01-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=11795"},"modified":"2025-01-16T05:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:50:59","slug":"trustworthy-refuge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/trustworthy-refuge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustworthy Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Beige-Reminder-Note-Quote-Instagram-Post.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security in God defeats people&#8217;s best-laid plans. The movie \ud835\ude14\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2f \ud835\ude0e\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude34 reflects the truth of how women act, even adult ones.\u00a0 Lord knows, I\u2019ve had my share of manipulative individuals in my life, trying to control me with their ploys.\u00a0 But God always saves me from their antics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping focused on the Savior, making Him a priority in Your life, and striving to live for Jesus helps you avoid the carefully laid plans of people.&nbsp; You may not understand at the time, but hindsight always gives us a 20\/20 vision that lets us see how the Lord protected us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last \u201cmean girl\u201d experience I had cut me to the core.&nbsp; I left the situation crying and very hurt.&nbsp; Turning to God for comfort, I heard a whisper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHurting people hurt others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I realized that the treatment I received came from the pain my friends felt.&nbsp; My heart began to soften, and healing began.&nbsp; Giving my pain to the Lord helped me start the path of healing and gave me a different perspective, enabling me to pray for my friends and move forward, not getting caught in the snare and not repaying hurt for hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take refuge in the Lord, let Him protect you from the ploys of people, and help you heal from their fiery darts.&nbsp; In God, you can trust.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lord,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank You for giving us a refuge to run to when people hurt us.&nbsp; Please protect us from the schemes of others and guide us on the path of righteousness with You.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. Security in God defeats people&#8217;s best-laid plans. The movie \ud835\ude14\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2f \ud835\ude0e\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude34 reflects the truth of how women act, even adult ones.\u00a0 Lord knows, I\u2019ve had my share of manipulative individuals in my life, trying to control me with their ploys.\u00a0 But God always saves me from their antics. 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