1353) Feeling hurt within a relationship is not unusual. It also doesn’t matter why you feel hurt, because many say these days that your perception of being hurt matters. If someone perceives you were being mean to them, they need to call it on you and this moves the ball into your court to mend the broken part of the relationship. This “volleying” back and forth can be a wonderful thing and helpful for setting boundaries and more, but what if your perception is based upon things that are not facts?

In our spiritual relationship with God, our perceptions are often incorrect. We may feel God has abandoned us when he hasn’t. We may feel our Father does not hear our words when he treasures each one. What do we do with these perceptions? I think we do what is often the best thing in our human relationships; we need to ask God, specifically, about these things.

Do you perceive that God has abandoned you? Go to him and his word and find out what it says about this topic. Psalm 27:10 tells us even if we feel abandoned by anyone on this earth, God will not abandon us. If we perceive God does not hear us cry out to him, ask him about it. Psalm 66:17-20 tells us God does listen to us.

You should challenge perceptions that bring hurt and misunderstandings so all involved can repair the relationship. Come to God with your feelings, whatever they are. He will listen and not abandon you.