Book Review: Beyond Betrayal

Beyond Betrayal

Overcome Past Hurts and Begin to Trust Again

by Phil Waldrep

 Harvest House Publishers 

 Christian  ,  Religion & Spirituality 

Pub Date 11 Feb 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Beyond Betrayal through Harvest House Publishers and Netgalley:

Have you ever been betrayed by someone you love, someone you trusted?  Like most of us, I am sure you have, and it changes things between you and the person who betrayed you doesn’t it?  It truly hurts.

There are other very painful events in life, but Betrayal is unique in the effect it has on us!  

In Beyond Betrayal Phil Waldrep reminds us, his readers that “When you give someone your love and trust, you also give them the ability to wound and hurt you like no one else can.”

The author reminds us that anger is a normal human emotion, and that is in fact okay to get angry, anger in itself isn’t bad he reminds us.  He goes on to tell us that Anger is a normal human reaction but allowing that anger to control you is not!

Author Philip Waldrep reminds us “We are called to forgive, but only God can forgive and forget. Too many people try to be super‑Christian and convince them‑ selves they can forgive and forget what happened.”.   We can forgive, through God, but it is only God who can wipe the slate clean, the memory of the pain the betrayer caused you!  He goes on to remind us that forgiving is not forgetting , but it is letting go of your right to pay your betrayer back for the pain they caused!

It is crucial for our healing that we allow the Lord to heal our hurt and heartbreak, so that he can turn our pain into something good.  Journaling can help too.

Waldrep reminds us too that Betrayal is an act of selfishness.  

When we are fresh from Betrayal it is hard to even think about forgiveness our pain is so fresh and new, but if we give it to God he will help us through that difficult time, and give us the strength we need to forgive!

One quotation from Beyond Betrayal sums it up well:  “Being betrayed hurts. And just because a BandAid is good to stop the bleeding, that doesn’t mean the pain will go away when you put it on. Healing will take some time.”

We are reminded too, something that at times seems obvious which Is that Pain Changes People, but at times I think we tend to overlook that fact, and see the change in that person!

If you are dealing with Betrayal, and want to know helpful ways to work through it, ways based on Biblical Principles, then I would highly recommend Phillip Waldrep’s Beyond Betrayal.

I give this book five out of five stars! 

Happy Reading!