tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439195.post5736419299407215485..comments2024-02-12T22:18:04.208-06:00Comments on In Theory: Reflections On TrustFajitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704189756009543355noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439195.post-91531400587222161732008-05-20T07:46:00.000-05:002008-05-20T07:46:00.000-05:00"Without faith (trust) it is impossible to please ..."Without faith (trust) it is impossible to please God..."<BR/><BR/>That sounds pretty foundational. As I minister to single again adults "trust" seems to be the most difficult issue to restablish in order to form healthy relationships. When trust is broken it is difficult to recover.<BR/><BR/>In theory, trust is "earned" over time. Faithfullness helps but it is a personal decision to trust someone else. It can't be forced upon us. We must decide to trust. When we do that we make ourselves vulnerable to all kinds of pain. For those seeking true love, however, all the heartache endured along the way is well worth the rewards of a loving relationship!paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691411195843289455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439195.post-15753205657866768382008-05-19T12:03:00.000-05:002008-05-19T12:03:00.000-05:00I'm not a genius, but I play one most Sunday morni...I'm not a genius, but I play one most Sunday mornings in front of my congregation.<BR/><BR/>I had a conversation w/ someone over lunch yesterday about the issue of trust. It seems that any time you have a gap between what you expect and what you experience (I expected Chris to do this, and instead he did that), I can fill that gap w/ either trust or suspicion. <BR/><BR/>When I am living w/o margin, I am more likely to give in to my anxiety and fill that gap w/ suspicion.john alan turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065084395340701275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439195.post-56532796060994848022008-05-17T19:18:00.000-05:002008-05-17T19:18:00.000-05:00I was gonna say something, but I got scared away ...I was gonna say something, but I got scared away by "the geniuses."Keith Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370891993969932472noreply@blogger.com