FEATURE
In an interview with Premier
Christian Radio, Jo Naughton
describes the best ways to get
over betrayal in a relationship,
and how to trust God with
your worries and fears.
Getting
Over Betrayal
In Marriage
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JN: I am a firm believer that one of
the best ways to help to ensure a
happy marriage is for us to get
healed of the sorts of things we’ve
gone through - whether it’s
childhood, whether it’s teenage
years, things that have happened
through work and life. If we don’t
offload those issues, if we don’t face
the truth and allow God to do that
deep work, then it will affect our
closest relationships.
PCR: I agree entirely, how on earth
do we start that journey – where do
we begin?
JN: We have to start with facing the
truth. And one of the things I think
we’re very good at doing is saying
“that’s over now, let’s move on,
forget about it, that was difficult, but
fresh day, fresh chapter” But if we
have been bruised or wounded and
we don’t acknowledge that, then we
will carry those new fears, new
insecurities into our new
relationships. Really the starting
point, is with the Holy Spirit’s help,
facing the truth of some of the things
that have affected us.
PCR: Facing the truth, talking to
others about it as well?
JN: Not necessarily. You see as
women, we’re good at talking to
friends and we will talk. But
sometimes what we don’t do is
actually really talk to God about
these things. To talk to Him like the
Father that He is… the Daddy we can
open up to. Because, when we pour
out our hearts before God and really
release our pain to Him, He can
actually bring healing.
JASMINE'S PLACE
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