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 sacrifice 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.


There is no question regarding the devastating emotional effects of injustice in the form of long term psychological attacks that include 
At a business seminar on human relationships, the speaker told of a hospital ward filled with orphaned babies. In a long row of beds, the babies became ill and some of them died—except the baby in the last bed. It did well. The doctor was puzzled. All were fed, bathed, kept warm—no difference in their care. Yet only the baby in the last bed thrived. As months passed and new babies were brought in, the story was always the same: Only the baby in the last bed did well.
Can you imagine this being your life story? Your older brothers sell you into slavery as a final act of abusive hatred that started in your childhood. As a slave, you are falsely accused of attempted rape, and incarcerated. All told, despite your innocence, thirteen years of your life are spent as either a slave or prisoner. How would that experience affect you? Would it break your spirit? Would you spend your days planning an escape, brooding, seeking a way to retaliate against those who wronged you? Would a string of injustices that began in your childhood make you forever distrustful and incapable of love or happiness?
In the Himalayan winter, without food or shelter, a human being is not expected to live longer than a week. James Scott, however, lasted 43 days. He survived extreme cold, hunger, isolation and despair, hanging on to the dwindling hope that a search team might find him, or that he could crawl out when the snow thawed. How can those of us who face long term injustices such as radiation weapons torture and “gang stalking” benefit from his lesson in survival?