Suffering was not in God's plan for you

If you have PTSD, especially if you are a veteran with it, you need to know one thing the military never taught you. Suffering was not part of God's plan for you.

Jeremiah 29 11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

You may have heard the expression "God only gives us what we can handle" meaning anything bad that happens in our lives came from God as some kind of test. People don't understand that they are telling you God did it to you. Why would you pray to God for help if you believed He caused you the harm? You wouldn't. You'd think you deserved it for something you did wrong. The truth is, bad things happen to everyone and good things sometimes happen to bad people.

You were there to help others now let others be there for you.

If you doubt this then think of it this way. If you were meant to suffer, then why did God send so many people out to help veterans just like you? Why would He send you help to heal?

You may have run into people who are supposed to be helping you but without a clue about what you need. This happens all the time no matter what you are seeking. This does not mean the help you need is not there. You just haven't found it yet. Keep looking until you walk in the door and know you belong there. If you walk out the door feeling relief, that is where you need to be. If you walk out the door feeling worse, keep looking. Shake the dust off your feet and know that God will help you get to wherever it is you need to be. Just do your part and keep trying.

He loved you the day your soul was sent into your tiny body and He will love you until your soul returns home to Him. He loved you when He put the calling to serve this nation into your heart and He knew it would come with many hardships for you. He also put what you need to heal from it within you. All you have to do is learn how to find it again.

PTSD is not God's judgment.