By Royal David:
Obviously our focus today is on the word TRUST. The dictionary meaning of trust is simply put as confidence or reliance on someone's person or quality. You can depend and hold on to his/her words or actions, knowing that the person wil not try to harm or trick you. But is that what trust is really about.
Dictionary definition very correct but that's just one side of the coin, there is more to trusting someone. Now lets unveil the otherside of trust. Most times when people say I trust him, or I trust her The reason is because he or she has given them no reason to doubt so their trust is based on the availability of openness and sincerity they get from the person. In other words because the person's actions are predictable.
Your trust for someone is truly revealed when the person becomes unpredictable. E.g. A woman can trust a man who closes by 5:00pm and is home by 6:30pm and it has been so for months. But real trust is revealed by your actions when the man starts coming by 9:00pm and he says "some added responsibility at the office, or something came up just trust me." Can you handle that? it's at this point you can say you trust him or not. Trust isn't only about when one is predictable( when all is going as planned, when you can work out the other person's schedule) but when he/she isn't predictable and you can still hold on to their words.
A time will come when the other party will tell you I have no time to explain just trust me on this. It may not even go down well with you but that's your moment of truth, your trust is being tested. She's been telling you her boss is secretly making advances at her, and now she is telling you that they are both travelling out of the country for a business meeting for 2weeks. And as a P.A you know her job requires her to go. How will you handle that?
I'm aware most of you have had your trust trampled on in the past. But now that you understood the true meaning of trust I hope you use the word wisely and give it at any rate to the one you truly love. Let it be said that you trusted him/her but he/she failed you and not you dis-trusting someone who is just faithful. How would you feel after complaining to a family friend about your husband keeping late nights and that you think he is having an affair, and then he/she opens up to tell you it's all because he is planning a surprise birthday party for you. Like the scripture says "trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding" that's how God wants us to trust one another.
Extracts from "The Beautiful Life"
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