My Truth vs. God’s TRUTH: Starting 2026 in Alignment, Not Delusion
- Jan 1
- 5 min read
I pray all of y'all had a wonderful time with loved ones over the holidays AND are ready to walk into 2026 without dragging the same emotional misinformation you swore you were “working through” last year. Because if we’re being honest — and I mean biblically honest, not Instagram-caption honest — a lot of us have been calling things “our truth” that are really just unprocessed experiences with a microphone.
I'm starting 2026 with guns blazin', huh? 🔥
Here’s the holy correction we all need:
Truth is not personal. Experience is.
Truth doesn’t adjust itself based on how hard life hit you. It doesn’t water itself down because your trauma was loud. It doesn’t bend because your feelings have receipts. Truth simply is. And for those of us who claim Christ, truth has a Name, a Voice, and is the Word — and He doesn’t need our agreement to remain true.
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” — John 17:17 (ESV)
That verse did not say, “Your word is truth unless it conflicts with my lived experience, nervous system response, or childhood wounds.” I checked. It’s not in the Greek. ✅
Your Lived Experience Is Real — It Just Isn’t the Standard
I want to be crystal clear so nobody feels spiritually gaslit: your lived experiences matter. They shape you. They explain why certain things feel unsafe, triggering, or overwhelming. They explain why your guard is high, your trust is low, and your patience ran out somewhere around 2016.
But explanation is not authority.
Your experience tells you what happened to you.
God’s truth tells you what is actually happening in you — and what He intends to heal.
When we crown our experiences as truth, we quietly put God on trial. We judge His character through the lens of our disappointment. We measure His faithfulness by how predictable He’s been. And then we wonder why our faith feels fragile and our emotions feel chaotic.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” — Isaiah 55:8 (ESV)
Translation: God is not obligated to make sense to your trauma.
“My Truth” Is Often Just Pain With Good Branding
Let me just drop some bars of truth - in love. 💛
Most of what people call “my truth” is actually:
Pain that never got processed
Fear that learned to sound logical
Trauma that learned spiritual language
Emotional survival strategies dressed up as wisdom
Calling it “my truth” doesn’t make it true — it just makes it protected from correction.
And in case you weren't aware, the correction is where healing begins.
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” — Proverbs 14:12 (ESV)
That death isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s slow. Quiet. Polite. It looks like emotional numbness, chronic overthinking, spiritual burnout, and a deep exhaustion you can’t pray away because it’s rooted in misalignment, not lack of faith.
When Experience Leads, Emotions Start Lying Loudly
Here’s what happens when experience becomes your compass instead of God’s Word:
You start mistaking anxiety for discernment.
You label avoidance as peace.
You call self-protection wisdom.
You treat emotional shutdown like maturity.
And the wild part? You’ll even find Bible verses to support it — out of context, emotionally cherry-picked, and spiritually misapplied. Because Scripture read through pain without surrender will always reinforce your wounds instead of heal them.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” — Jeremiah 17:9 (ESV)
Yes, sis. Even your heart. Even when it feels justified. Even when it’s tired.
Alignment Is Not Agreement — It’s Submission
Alignment with God is not about nodding politely at Scripture while continuing to live by what feels safest. It is the daily, sometimes uncomfortable choice to submit your thoughts, reactions, beliefs, and emotional conclusions to God’s truth — even when they clash.
Especially when they clash.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” — Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Renewal requires replacement. You cannot cling to emotional narratives shaped by trauma and expect spiritual clarity to flourish. Something has to be laid down. Something has to be unlearned. Something has to be surrendered — and yes, that includes the version of “truth” that helped you survive but is now blocking you from healing.
Truth Doesn’t Shame You — It Stabilizes You
God’s truth is not here to embarrass you. It’s here to anchor you.
It calls out what’s misaligned so you can stop living internally fractured. It exposes lies not to condemn you, but to free you from emotional labor you were never meant to carry.
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:31–32 (ESV)
Freedom doesn’t come from defending your truth.
It comes from abiding in His.
And when you finally let God’s Word have the final say — not your fear, not your past, not your feelings — something holy happens. The noise quiets. The confusion lifts. And you begin to recognize just how long you’ve been operating out of emotional misalignment and calling it “normal.”
A Prayer for Realignment with God's Truth
Abba,
I confess that I’ve often trusted my feelings more than Your Word and my experiences more than Your promises. I’ve defended what feels familiar instead of surrendering to what is true. Today, I choose alignment. Expose what is rooted in pain and replace it with Your truth. Renew my mind, steady my emotions, and teach me to discern Your voice above the noise of my past. I don’t want a version of truth that makes me comfortable — I want the truth that makes me free.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Reflection Questions
Where have I been protecting my experiences from God’s truth instead of allowing His truth to heal my experiences?
What emotional patterns have I labeled as “wisdom” that may actually be rooted in fear or trauma?
How do I respond when Scripture challenges something I strongly feel is “my truth”?
What would alignment with God actually require me to release this year?
P.S. If this message hit that “she talking to me but she not wrong” place — you’re not alone.
In January 2026, Pier of Hope™ launches (yay!) — it's a sacred monthly membership space for all who are ready to start gently but intentionally realign their emotional lives with God’s truth — without pressure, performance, or pretending to be fine. This will be going live soon, so keep an eye out! If you haven't subscribed to my website to receive my free eBook and emails, you can do so here (Mouse over the Resources tab and click on eBook OR scroll to the bottom of the Home page).
And if you already know you’re done circling the same emotional patterns with new Bible verses, the next cohort of Shift. Heal. Grow!™ opens February 13, 2026. It’s for those ready to stop surviving spiritually and start healing deeply — mind, body, and soul.
No chasing. No forcing. Just an invitation into truth, alignment, and real freedom.
Cheers to a fabulous and emotionally whole 2026! 👏
Adrienne K.
This was a good one. It was right on time for what I'm currently navigating. I had to keep stopping, take some breaths, and come back to it. However, the section that addressed "when experience leads..." I could recognize some of my old patterns and thoughts there and furthermore realize that isn't quite how I respond today. It was nice to be able to identify some growth in how I am beginning to respond to things. Thank you for this.
This hit hard, my lived experiences are real but they aren't necessarily THE truth. They can be my truth, my realities, my experiences but if they are opposite of THE truth are they really true. Thanks for the post, made me reflect.