One of the more insidious aspects of the psychological attacks I have experienced is the fact that I constantly encounter people, often complete strangers, who are forthcoming with advice. It is uninvited, crude, devious, misleading, deceptive, and unending. It is designed to instill fear, humiliate, and provoke anger. It is intended to subvert sound thinking and attack vulnerable emotions. In many cases dangerous propaganda is cleverly disguised as seemingly good advice from people “who want to help.” Listening to any of this “advice” can prove harmful, and potentially disastrous.

Propaganda works, and its intended target is your mind and decision making process. Skilled propagandists relentlessly force you to hear their view and discourage discussion. Often their real motives are not apparent. They sift the facts, exploiting the useful ones and concealing the others. They also distort and twist facts, specializing in lies and half-truths. Your emotions are manipulated to influence your decision making process. How can a person targeted in this way protect himself?

God’s Word, the Bible, has a simple solution that can help us to strain out much of the harmful talk that comes our way. It is this: Know the source. Often uncovering the source of the message can help us to discern its motive. The Apostle Paul, writing to Timothy in the Bible book of 2 Timothy encouraged him  to “. . . continue in the things that you learned and were persuaded to believe, knowing from what persons you learned them . . . “(2 Timothy 3:14). Timothy could trust the things he learned because he knew the source. In his case, it was Bible based instruction provided by his God-fearing mother and grandmother. That source had his best interests at heart, and taught him only what would be of benefit to him.

Therefore, when we receive advice, ask yourself the following questions: Who is the real source of this information or advice? If the true source cannot be discerned, why is that so? Does the person giving me advice really have my best interest at heart? Have they proven themselves to have my best interests at heart over time? If you cannot trust the source, can you really trust the advice?

Here is another propaganda tactic to be aware of. Sometimes, the devious propagandist may use someone you trust or have an emotional attachment to as a channel for their harmful ideas. The Bible provides an excellent warning example of this Satanic strategy. In the account recorded in the book of Genesis, the Devil knew that he could not deceive Adam. So, he first deceived the less experienced Eve, Adam’s wife. Eve, in turn, was able to convince Adam to go along with her in a sin that cost both of them their lives. Adam listened to his wife. It was Adam’s emotional attachment to Eve that proved to be his undoing. Satan’s cleverly disguised strategy worked. He hid his destructive motives by using Eve to influence her husband. “Also, Adam was not deceived, but the woman was thoroughly deceived and came to be in transgression. (1 Timothy 2:14)

The lesson is this: If a relative or trusted confidante gives you advice that seems ill advised or out of character, why?  Try to discern the original source. Are they passing on information from another source? If so, who?Propaganda tactics are in wide use today because they work. Protect yourself. Know the source of any advice that you decide to act upon. I have always found the Bible, a trusted source of advice from someone who truly has my best interests at heart, to be a proven source of superlative advice!

Is there ever a boring day for victims of covert torture with directed energy weapons and ongoing psychological attacks? For me, the recent weeks have been quite interesting. There has been a stepping up of psychological attacks against me since I wrote the recent post on The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. In fact, there appears to be an all-out effort by the covert agencies harassing me to deliver a “knock-out punch.” Psychological attacks, covert “no-touch” torture, and strategies designed to lure me into an angered response have ramped-up considerably. Of course, these strategies are well choreographed in settings that are recorded and witnessed by other covert participants. Amazing as it may seem, I am now in my thirteenth year of these ongoing abuses!

I have also received recent veiled threats on my life and well being. Two, in one week. The first, was a very loud indirect warning from a guy warning that people who don’t keep quiet can ‘disappear.’ The second was in a nearly empty restaurant from an older man I see each time I eat here. He warned me in a carefully worded way that people often ‘disappear’ when they don’t ‘do the right thing.” I simply listened and politely ended the conversation when I finished my meal. It is senseless to argue “the right thing” with people who support the psychological abuse and torture of fellow citizens outside of the law.

Here is one example of the recent strategies used in an attempt to provoke me. This one took place in a pizza parlor I frequent near my home this past week. I stopped in to purchase a breakfast sandwich. Normally, some of the workers in this pizza parlor have given the usual verbal signals  that they are covertly supporting my surveillance. But otherwise, they have been polite, and have not tampered with my food (at least, as far as I’m aware). I always treat them, along with anyone else I see, here in a friendly and respectful manner.

However, on this morning, one of the workers made a rather dramatic display of unsanitary handling of the sandwich I ordered. He picked up my eggs, bacon and cheese from the grill with bare hands (or removed them from the spatula by hand when it was too hot to pick up directly from the grill) and then made an extra effort to carefully and slowly adjust all of the ingredients on the sandwich with bare hands. This is a skilled short-order cook who typically handles food properly. So this was highly unusual for him. This behavior, done only with my food as I watched, was intended to provoke and humiliate me. In the store standing behind me were two “gang-stalkers,” with a third outside. No doubt, the covert agencies behind these encounters were closely monitoring everything. They were waiting for an angered response that could be recorded and exploited as I received this “defiled” sandwich. It would be a black mark on my reputation that they work so hard to provoke.

I paid for the sandwich without mentioning the incident, thanked the cook and calmly left the restaurant.  About a block away I discarded the sandwich. It was probably okay to eat. However, I just wanted to leave this incident behind me as quickly as possible. My peace of mind means more to me than $5 lost on a discarded sandwich. Besides, I have more productive things to focus on.

This may seem to be a minor incident to most. However, it is not. Typically, when these psychological attacks occur, it is after an extended period of sleep deprivation. Perhaps sleep has been interrupted for weeks before such an attack ( this may be done by the use of noxious gases, noise, covert microwave or acoustic weapons). What psychologists know quite well is the connection between sleep deprivation and emotional responses. A person sleep deprived even for a couple of nights is far more likely to lose control of emotions. Their responses to any action, even minor ones, become much more aggressive. The mind loses its ability to discern between small and major incidents when sleep deprived. The amygdala, the area of the brain that oversees emotional reactions, goes into overdrive, responding to every incident in a big way. Therefore, a seemingly minor incident like the one in the pizza parlor can produce a big emotional response in a sleep deprived person. The agencies creating these torture programs can use emotional outbursts under these conditions as a reason to diagnose a targeted person as having a pathological mental condition. This may be why sleep deprivation is such a big part of the attacks targeted persons undergo. It is an extraordinarily cruel and inhumane action (a willful act of torture) to attack innocent fellow citizens in this way.

” . . . the deep emotional centers of the brain (the amygdala) were approximately 60% more reactive when you’re sleep deprived . . . even healthy people’s brains mimic certain pathological psychiatric patterns when deprived of sleep.” -Dr. Mathew Walker, director of the University of California, Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory

In hindsight, I have come to realize just how important sleep deprivation has been in these attacks. Remote acoustic and microwave weapons, noise harassment, and chemical dispersants are all in the arsenal of my attackers. I can see why this has been the one relentlessly consistent element of my abuse. Being robbed of sleep for weeks, months and years produces an emotional vulnerability that these ongoing psychological attacks are designed to exploit.

Therefore, you may ask, how have I been able to survive for more than thirteen years without a single outburst or fit of rage? What is my secret? Well, as you are no doubt aware, the mind is like the body, in that, what you feed it plays a large role in how it performs. I have been a lifelong student of the Bible, as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. My principles, and the patterns that govern my behavior have deep roots in what I know of God. Although I am far from perfect, my default responses to adversity will most often reflect loyalty to Christian principles. Just as a strong, healthy body more effectively survives a wound or blow, a strong mind is much harder to compromise when under assault. For this reason, I have also been especially careful to avoid movies and other entertainment that promote “good-guy violence.” Exposure to propaganda that glorifies retaliation and ‘justified’ violence could weaken the principles guiding my thinking. Feed the mind a poor diet and it will fail you when under attack.

I always thank my Heavenly Father for the Bible principles that helps to me respond wisely in these potentially harmful encounters. I have all the help I need, and good reason to be confident regarding the future. In this case, maintaining peace and self-control, rather than reacting due to bruised ego was the smart thing to do. ” . . . because a live dog is better off than a dead lion. . .(Ecclesiastes 9:4) Knowing how the sleep deprived brain works, I am less likely to trust my emotions in such a setting.

“Look! I have made your face exactly as hard as their faces and your forehead exactly as hard as their foreheads. Like a diamond, harder than flint, I have made your forehead. You must not be afraid of them, and you must not be struck with terror at their faces . . .” -Ezekiel 3:8,9

Addendum: The Second Encounter, Not Unlike The First . . .

I decided to return to the pizza parlor (see incident above) the following day. After all, why let a little incident like this rob me of good local pizza?  As I approached, the cook who had spoiled my sandwich a day earlier was standing alone, just inside the display window, drinking coffee and watching me as I approached. That detail is worthy of mention because he is typically behind the counter cooking, and never alone. I stepped in, and with a smile on my face, asked pleasantly: “Sir, may I please order a medium pizza with pepperoni, onions and peppers? And, please, sir, make it for me the way you would make it for your own family.” “Of course,” he replied, “we’ll take care of you.”  There was a bit of nervousness on his part as he went behind the counter and started to make the pizza.

Another patron had quietly slipped in after me, witnessing our exchange. She was, of course, a “gang stalker,” hoping to play witness to a display of anger or frustration on my part. I could sense that she was surprised to see such a polite encounter. “I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses,” I told her without prompting. “We are able to make a point emphatically without resorting to profanity or verbal abuse.” She looked at me with a blank stare. Without saying a word, she left.  As the cook began to make my pizza, I realized that a small audience had quietly gathered just outside the pizzeria’s front window. Also, there were at least four other young men standing in the kitchen area that I had not noticed before.

Having been through this before, I knew what was happening. The humiliating events of yesterday were the setup for this second encounter. They were coached, and ready to exploit any outrage on my part. The men who had been hiding behind the counter were there to provide potentially-violent backup in case I became hostile. The outdoor “bystanders” were also eyewitnesses who were no doubt there to give an account of the incident that would not be in my best interest if the police were called. And, make no mistake, the police would show up in seconds if things went according to their plans.I had seen this setup a dozen times or more over the past decade.The goal was to use my response to destroy my good name among my neighbors.

I patiently waited for my pizza. In fact, I was so confident that the cook (the same one who made my ‘defiled’ sandwich the day before) would make a great pizza, I never once looked behind the counter to check on him. When it was ready, he called me over. I paid for it, thanked the cook, exchanged final pleasantries, and left. I could see nervous smiles on the faces of some of the “bystanders” as I left the pizzeria. They had gathered for nothing. I had not given them the show they were looking for. By the way, it was a great pizza, loaded with extra cheese!

Well now, what do you think? Was this the right response? Or, should I have made a big issue of correcting the slight against me a day earlier, showing my outrage with a few choice words? In truth, that was exactly what my antagonists wanted me to do.

 This cook, along with many of the people who work in the local shops I frequent, are neighbors and acquaintances that I must interact with on a daily basis. I do not hate them. I do know that they are being compelled to support these psychological attacks against me for a variety of reasons. They may be pressured, deceived, intimidated . . . whatever the reason is, I do not hate them. Also, I do not want them to hate me. As far as it depends upon me, I will make peace with them. Therefore, I use these encounters to show them what sort of person I really am. These folks, misled into harassing me, see me repeatedly responding with kindness to verbal taunts and humiliating treatment. By my responses, I am silently proving that I am unworthy of such ill treatment. In fact, some of them, at times have let me know, in subtle ways, that they respect me. They can sense the injustice, but are powerless to do anything about it. Indeed, in this  matter, I am reminded of Nazi Germany, where the vast majority of decent citizens went along with state-sponsored injustices out of fear for their own lives and livelihoods.

 ”If possible, as far as it depends upon YOU, be peaceable with all men. . .”  (Romans 12:18)

Are there ongoing, secret programs of involuntary testing of covert remote directed-energy torture weapons and psychological torture in the United States? Experts say that the kind of unethical medical studies and research that occurred half a century ago could still happen again despite more than 1,000 rules and regulations that should prevent such abuses. Bioethicists and researchers spoke Tuesday (March 1, 2011) before a presidential panel in Washington. The meeting was triggered by the government’s apology last fall for federal doctors infecting prisoners and mental patients in Guatemala with syphilis 65 years ago. President Barack Obama ordered his Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues to explore whether such a study could ever happen again.-Associated Press

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues met on February 28 - March 1, 2011. A Public Comment Session on March 1st offered live testimony by alleged victims of remote monitoring, and torture with remote microwave and acoustic weapons. Here is a direct link to an online video archive of  the Public Comment session of The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. These individuals, from all over the country (US) provide strikingly similar accounts of being victimized by covert torture weapons and being stalked and harassed (commonly termed “gang-stalking”) on a 24-hour basis.

To my recollection, this is the first, formal presentation of victim’s accounts before any formal federally financed board or committee. Those who participate in community policing and other “citizen watch” groups that stalk, surveil and harass individuals may get a deeper understanding of the abuses they may be supporting by watching the video referenced above.

A well written article on the ABC News website (originally from Associated Press) provides highlights of the numerous extraordinary abuses of medical ethics in testing done on the poor, disabled, mental patients, wards of the state and prison inmates more than 40 years ago. It seems to be standard practice for government agencies to admit to that these abuses only after the statute of limitations for victims right to sue has expired.

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”—John Muir, American Writer and Naturalist.

I recently had the opportunity to watch the documentary series “The National Parks, America’s Best Idea” by Ken Burns. It was a moving and inspirational series that I am certain anyone facing distressing circumstances will enjoy. Why?As we observe the awe-inspiring beauty that our National Parks are intended to preserve, it speaks deeply and movingly of our loving Creator. “As regards the heavens, to Jehovah the heavens belong, But the earth he has given to the sons of men. —Psalm 115:16

These natural gifts, given by a loving Heavenly Father, can have a beneficial effect on our emotions and thinking. As I learned from my years spent in the southwestern US, simply spending a couple of hours in a natural environment can be emotionally and mentally invigorating. It can renew, heal and recharge, reaffirming our confidence in our Grand Creator. Unlike the often cruel and unjust schemes of man, which come and go, our beautiful planet is made to endure forever. “Everything he has made pretty in its time. Even time indefinite he has put in their heart, that mankind may never find out the work that the [true] God has made from the start to the finish.” —Ecclesiastes 3:11

Our Heavenly Father will not allow man to ruin the lives of fellowmen and our planet much longer. “The creation itself also will be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of God.” —Romans 8:21. Meditating on God’s creative works as beautifully portrayed in this series, can teach us much about God’s love for humanity and his power to act in our behalf. Such thoughts are encouraging and beneficial.

“Do not show yourself heated up because of evildoers . . . for like green new grass they will fade away . . . Take exquisite delight in Jehovah, and he will give you the requests of your heart . . . For evildoers themselves will be cut off . . . But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.” —Psalm 37:1,4,9

A very interesting television segment on the ease with which a seeming authority figure can convince innocent bystanders to violate the law and the rights of fellow humans.

Gangstalking - How They Do It from frv on Vimeo.

I read a brief note on one blog from a victim of directed energy weapons and psychological attacks that encapsulates some of the best advice that can be offered to anyone who is a fellow victim. It is this: View this as your opportunity and challenge to be the most pleasant, well mannered person you can be every day. Strive to treat everyone well, irregardless of how they treat you. Whether that wise blogger realized or not, she was offering advice that the Bible has offered for centuries: “As far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men . . .” — Romans 12:18

Does it  work? I can say without hesitation that it does! Our emotions and physical health receive a boost from treating others with kindness and respect. It lifts self-esteem, and brightens the day when we take the initiative to be kind and pleasant. Focusing on doing good distracts us from the strength-sapping evil around us. It also neutralizes the impact of much of the psychological attacks we undergo. After all, it is not the attack that harms us, it is our negative emotional response that does the most damage.When we respond in the positive we have a much greater sense of personal control and accomplishment.

Granted, it can be a challenge, and we will not be perfect at it. We will have good days and bad. However, we will be much better at coping overall if we make a real effort to express kindness daily. The problems we face will become more manageable. Also, the enormous amounts of energy wasted on anger and bitterness can now be channeled in more beneficial ways.

There is a very practical benefit to this as well. These psychological programs are intended to destabilize us so that we can either be declared emotionally unstable or incarcerated. You make the likelihood of such an outcome more remote if you display kindness and good manners to all.

Why not try it? Make a real effort, not for a day but for a few weeks. Don’t give up! As you get into the habit of doing so, it becomes easier. I am sure you will see that focusing on treating all with kindness will yield positive results and rewards you never imagined possible in your circumstance!

Can you manipulate and express covert hostility toward others, day in and day out with impunity? Perhaps some imagine that simply having their psychological abuses, cruelty, and bullying of others protected by the cloak of law is enough. Those who enjoy taunting and persecuting others need to pay careful attention to recent findings in a study conducted by The National Institute of Aging on the destructive health effects of an antagonistic personality. When we express cruel, manipulative behavior as an aggressor, or as a response to aggression, we put our own health at great risk.

“Antagonistic individuals, especially those who are manipulative and aggressive, have greater increases in arterial thickening, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors,” reported Angelina Sutin, PhD, of the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md and colleagues in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Arterial thickening, especially in the arteries carrying blood to the brain is considered a key risk factor leading to strokes.

“Psychological and social factors are just as strong, as this study clearly documented, in putting people at higher risk of heart disease and other health problems.” Redford Williams, MD, of Duke University, who was not involved with the study, commented that the findings highlight the largely unappreciated role of psychological factors in cardiovascular disease risk. Williams noted the degree of cardiovascular event risk suggested by the study findings as associated with antagonistic personality traits was comparable to that of high LDL cholesterol, hypertension, or smoking.

Is the temporary and perverse pleasure derived from such abusive behavior really worth it? Those who engage in psychological warfare and harassment in an effort to harm others should consider carefully the findings in this study. Of course, the Bible has said it all along. With respect to our treatment of others, “we reap what we sow.”.—Galatians 6:7

“He also subjected all things under his feet, and made him (Jesus Christ) head over all things to the congregation . . .” —Ephesians 1:22-23

After more than twelve years of directed energy weapons torture, gangstalking and other psychological attacks, I face the realization that this problem may not end anytime soon. In fact, this is only the tip of a growing ‘iceberg’ that will prove to be a pervasive spirit and practice in our society. In spite of that, I have never felt more secure, and guided by sound advice. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, by means of God’s Word, I have the guidance I need to cope with my trials.

It is quite clear that psychological violence is a growing weapon of choice in our wicked world. Gangstalking and other covert psychological attacks are designed primarily to provoke and exploit anger and bitterness. These macabre schemes prey on our common emotional weaknesses and limitations as human beings, using them to destroy us. Can we prepare for such adversity in advance? Can we learn how to cope? In my case, I can confidently say yes! Jehovah’s Witnesses, as a worldwide organization have been carefully studying the subject of provocation, and the bad results of uncontrolled anger. We are learning from the Bible practical ways to avoid anger and proper responses to provocative situations. In fact, we have taken a very close look at this subject, especially in recent times. Why? This is no mere human foresight. Jesus Christ, the head of the Christian congregation, recognizes the need to protect his people from dangers they are certain to face in a world run by his archenemy Satan the Devil. (John 14:30; Ephesians 6:12) Jehovah God authorizes his Son, directing his earthly organization, to provide timely spiritual direction for his people. This Bible based instruction is practical, and includes skillful council and needed comfort.

Additionally, we have been continually taught how to imitate Christ in way we treat our fellowman. The Bible’s council to renounce the underhanded and deceitful behavior of the world has been clearly emphasized at our weekly meetings and annual conventions. Jesus set the pattern when on earth, by showing love for all, even those treated as outcasts and despised by the community of his day. “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”—Matthew 22:39.

That timely Bible based council has been my lifeline. Because I face an ordeal that is literally a 24-hour a day battle, having a constant source of relevant spiritual ‘food’ to draw from has given me the strength needed to cope with some pretty difficult times.  It has helped me greatly to maintain emotional balance and to continue to love others as Christ did. I am deeply grateful for that lifesaving guidance.

There is no situation in life that the Bible is not equipped to help us address. Indeed it can make us “fully competent,” prepared to face any challenge. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Knowing that our Heavenly Father actively meets our needs in such a dynamic way is a source of great comfort for me. There is nothing new in the advice provided in God’s Word. However, getting timely reminders on how to use the right Bible council at the right time is clear evidence of his active care. My Heavenly Father is fully aware of my trials. Nothing escapes his notice. There is no greater security than drawing close to Him in these perilous times

As I walked by the two young men a block from my home, their conversation confirmed what I had suspected upon my first sight of them. They were what is colloquially termed ‘gangstalkers.’ As they spoke to each other, they would repeatedly inject their conversation with the word ’security’ so that I was certain to hear it as I came within earshot. That is a common tactic of gangstalkers, designed to instill fear and paranoia in the target of their psychological abuse.

I approached them and decided to use that element of their conversation to make a point. “Hello guys!” I could not help but overhear you talking about security. Did you know that the most secure man to walk the earth never needed a cellphone nor, for that matter, a weapon to insure his security? That man was Jesus Christ. Let me share something about him that you may appreciate:

In Jesus’ day, much like ours, there were individuals who were treated as outcasts by the community. Jesus used the term “lowly ones” to describe them. Lowly ones were individuals who were rejected by public opinion and their community. In fact, even the families of these lowly ones were put under pressure to withdraw their support, leaving the lowly ones completely isolated. Most of these people were not criminals, they were simply hated for one reason or another.

Jesus however, did not go along with public opinion. Rather, he showed love and respect for the lowly ones. In fact, he healed them, taught them, even shared meals with them. Why? Because he loved them. He ignored the hateful attitudes in his community and did not imitate them in any way. In fact, Jesus was willing to be despised by much of his community because he associated with people everyone else hated. It is that sort of love that all followers of Christ are obliged to show today. We must imitate Jesus Christ in the way we treat those who are isolated and despised by our community today.

That is why I, as a Christian, treat ALL people with respect and dignity. If I were to imitate my community by treating anyone as worthless, I would not be a genuine Christian. In fact, I would be a hypocrite, living a lie. Anyone today who considers himself a Christian must treat ALL people as Jesus treated them.

I thought you may enjoy that bit of history. It contains a lesson worth considering, doesn’t it? Thank you for allowing me to share that with you. You have a great day.

When victimized by humiliating psychological attacks and involuntary testing with covert torture weapons for months and even years, we may begin to doubt our self-worth. That is not surprising. The corrosion of self-esteem is a key intent of the injustices we suffer. Some who torment us may even express the desire that we commit suicide. They place no value on our lives.

However, there is One who sees our worth and values us. Jehovah God is not swayed by the opinions of cruel, misguided men. His willingness to give the life of his precious son in our behalf is a powerful evidence of how he feels about us individually. Indeed, he views as precious all those who draw close to him. Jesus Christ, when on the earth, revealed the depth of God’s feelings by means of a heartwarming illustration:

“Ravens neither sow seed nor reap, and they have neither barn nor storehouse, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more worth are you than birds?” (Luke 12:24) In the Jewish culture of that day, ravens were considered the most unclean and undesirable of birds. As a result, Jesus’ audience saw no value in these scavengers either as food or pets. Yet, Jesus choose that most hated species of birds to make his point. God took care of undesired creatures that no one else had any concern for. If Jehovah cares for these tiny birds, how much more will he care for humans who love and worship him! Yes, even though our fellowmen may see little or no value in us, we can take great comfort in knowing how God feels about us individually.

In light of Jesus’ words, we need not feel that we are too unworthy to be noticed, valued and cared for by our loving Creator. In fact, he can see good in us that we cannot see in ourselves. It is truly beneficial to draw close to him. In this way we can enjoy the comfort and peace of mind that comes from having a loving relationship with Our Creator. He highly values those who draw close to him.

He Can Be Trusted
A society whose institutions cannot be trusted dehumanizes the people it serves. Experiments conducted by Michael Kosfeld, a professor of business administration at Frankfurt University in Germany, led him to the conclusion that trust is “a biologically-based part of human nature.” Kosfeld discovered that when there is interaction between two people, the human brain releases oxytocin, a hormone that stimulates trust. “It is, in fact, one of the distinguishing features of the human species,” Kosfeld states. “When trust is absent, we are, in a sense, dehumanized.”

We can hardly trust any governmental institution that covertly makes us the subject of long-term involuntary psychological and torture weapons testing. When such trust is breached we may wonder where to turn. Can we trust our Heavenly Father? Joshua, a leader in ancient Israel, said of God: “Not a promise failed out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made . . . It all came true.” (Joshua 21:45) Yes, God can be trusted.

One of God’s trustworthy promises is recorded at 2 Peter 3:13, which states: “There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” God purposes to rid the earth of all who would exploit their fellowman. Putting our complete confidence in the trustworthy God who views us as precious can help us to cope with any struggle now, while looking to the future when all injustices will be a thing of the past. Jehovah’s Witnesses are happy to help you learn more about our loving God and his purposes.