Fierce Faith by Alli Worthington

Author:Alli Worthington
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

Intentional Versus Unintentional Betrayal

Just as David experienced betrayal at the hands of someone he loved, and just as Melissa experienced betrayal at the hands of someone she trusted, you too may have experienced intentional, premeditated betrayal at the hands of someone close to you. Intentional betrayal happens when someone willfully decides to hurt you for some reason, be it selfishness, personal gain, or because they are just flat-out terrible.

There is, however, what I like to call an “unintentional betrayal.” As I prepared to write this chapter, I realized I may very well have committed who knows how many acts of accidental betrayal in my life.

I’ve been guilty of not keeping a confidence because I didn’t realize the seriousness of the information.

I’ve not shown up to a gathering that I promised I would attend. (I’m a high functioning introvert, and sometimes I just need to stay home.)

I’ve chosen to spend time with one friend, at the expense of time spent with another friend.

Does this make me a horrible person? I hope not.

Does it make me an occasional flake? Maybe.

Friend, all of us make mistakes. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we inadvertently hurt someone we love dearly, or are hurt by someone who never meant to hurt us.

Yet the accidental, unintentional, all-too-human betrayals can hurt just as much as the vicious, calculating, premeditated kind.

Why?

Maybe it’s because they make the world seem unsafe, or your relationships precarious. Or maybe it’s because it reminds you of your own failings. Or maybe it’s even because you sense a darker presence at work, something that lurks, waiting to destroy your most precious relationships (see 1 Peter 5:8).

Betrayal, whether premeditated and intentional or accidental and unintentional, is real, and none of us are immune to it, which is why we have to know how to respond when we have been betrayed.

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