"People only stay until they get what they want, then they're gone."
How it sounds in your head: I've seen the pattern - they're interested until they're not, committed until it's inconvenient, loving until they find something better. I'm always replaceable.
"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."
-- Deuteronomy 31:6Enemy weaponizing transactional relationships to blind you to covenant love.
Every relationship feels like it came with an expiration date based on your usefulness, and the evidence feels crushing. You feel like a stepping stone, not a destination.
Crippled, grandson of David's enemy Saul, hiding in fear expecting execution. David sought him out, restored ALL of Saul's land IMMEDIATELY, gave him a permanent seat at the king's table, and called him 'son' - not because Mephibosheth earned it but because of covenant with Jonathan.
I REFUSE the lie that I'm only valuable until people get what they want. IT IS WRITTEN that my Father will NOT leave me nor forsake me - not conditional, not temporary, COVENANT. I am a daughter covered by the BARAK blessing - the same blessing that protected Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob even when THEY were liars, deceivers, and failures. My value isn't in what I provide but in WHOSE I AM. IT IS WRITTEN that He loves me with an EVERLASTING love - no expiration date, no fine print, no 'until.' I declare like Mephibosheth, I have a permanent seat at the King's table not because I earned it but because of COVENANT, and that seat was reserved for me before I was born.
Your Father isn't waiting for you to become inconvenient to leave - He's the David who sought out crippled Mephibosheth and gave him a permanent seat at the table IMMEDIATELY, calling him 'son' before he did anything to deserve it.