Janna’s Reviews > I Want to Trust You, But I Don't > Status Update

“The only thing certain is that life will be filled with the unexpected…but I still have this driving sense inside me that if I just know enough, worry enough, research enough, plan enough…stay ahead of things enough, and make sure everyone else is on the same page as me, then I can keep life going like it should go”

“What if a big part of our exhaustion and anxiety around hard circumstances, is that we are constantly trying to remove faith from our relationship with [God]?”

“It’s hard to move forward when what I really want is something from my distant past. Something that I can’t reach. That I can’t touch. But that is still very alive in my memories”

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“Hyper desire for safety can mean low levels of relational connection. Hyper desire for connection can mean low levels of safety”

“The line between healthy discernment and triggers caused by pain from the past is paper thin…is this a warning that could protect me? Or is this a war in my mind I need to work through?…I want to be wise so I can protect myself. But I also don’t want to cause those around me who are trustworthy to unfairly suffer through my suspicions fed by past betrayals”