Abandonment is something no one ever wants to go through. Whether it’s abandonment from a spouse, parent, sibling or someone you thought was a friend, it makes for a very discouraging and trying time. As Christians we go through times when we fell like even God has abandoned us. We continue to pray but feel as though we are not being heard or that he has turned away from us.
In life when everyone else abandons you, remember God will NEVER even if it might feel as if He has! Continue to pray and put your trust in him, He will help you and lead you.
Here are our Top 20 Bible Verses about Abandonment to encourage you and lift you up during these trying times.
20 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.
- Zechariah 1:3
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19 “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the LORD, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”
- Malachi 2:16
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18 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
- Psalm 32:7
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17 Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
- Isaiah 49:15-16
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16 And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
- Luke 18:28-31
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15 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
- Psalm 34:4-5
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14 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me in.
- Psalm 27:10
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13 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
- Jeremiah 29:11-13
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12 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?
- Hebrews 13:5-6
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11 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
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10 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:38-39
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9 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1
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8 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- Galatians 2:20
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7 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
- Matthew 28:20
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6 It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."
- Deuteronomy 31:8
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5 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
- Psalm 34:18
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4 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:19
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3 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."
- Deuteronomy 31:6
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2 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:10
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1 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
- Joshua 1:9
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5 Stories From The Bible About Abandonment
Here are 5 stories from the Bible that relate to abandonment.
If All Others Abandon You
Many around the world have had their employers, friends, and even their family abandon them for their faith in Jesus Christ, and so did the psalmist, as he wrote, “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in” (Psalm 27:10). All others may forsake you but those who trust in God will not ever be abandoned by the Lord our God. He is faithful to those who have faith in Him.
God Never Forsakes You
Even if everyone else you know forsakes you because you have trusted in Christ, God promises that if you “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). The Greek wording of this verse is very interesting, as it really says, “Never no, will I never leave you, no never will I forsake you,” so three times in this one verse God says “No, I will never forsake you” and that means forever…that is, if you “Keep your life free from love of money.”
Never be Ashamed
If we are ashamed of Christ before others, He will be ashamed of us on Judgment Day, but we need never be ashamed by having faith in Christ because the Scripture says that “none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous” (Psalm 25:3). We are waiting on Him now and at His appearing, there will be no more shame.
Engraved by God
Can you even imagine a mother forgetting her own child, especially at the nursing stage? Now think about your relationship with God. Isaiah, in writing about Israel’s relationship with God, asked, “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me” (Isaiah 49:15-16). God will not forget you since you’ve been engraved in the palm of His hand, so to speak. We can take heart in that.
God Goes With You
After the death of Moses, God wanted to encourage Joshua in his new position of leadership, so God told him, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9). Notice that this isn’t a suggestion but a command to not be frightened or dismayed and to be strong and courageous. Why? The main reason is “God is with you wherever you go.”
God does not save us only to abandon us. The psalmist knew that God has promised him that “you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption” (Psalm 16:10). Job could also say that God “has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light” (Job 33:28).
We hope these Top 20 Bible Verses about Abandonment gave you encouragement and hope. If they did, please pass the encouragement along by sharing this page!
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Written by Pastor Jack Wellman
