“…Let your yes be yes and your no be no….” Matt 5:33Trust is a critical component -- in the workplace, in the home, in churches and in politics.
Nothing will derail good intentions faster than a lack of trust.Many of our societal ills come from a lack of trust. Government manipulation of data to support the Vietnam War, capped by Watergate started the modern-day age of mistrust.
Investigative reporters became a standard at most newsrooms. And before you knew it, every authority figure was looked at askance, as if anything they said was not to be trusted.Suddenly, liars were everywhere – or so it seemed. Prominent church leaders, politicians and journalists have all fallen from their precarious perches. Companies crumbled and took their shareholders and pensioners savings down with them.
Can I ever trust again?
Does a Christian have more credibility than a non Christian?
A Red Letter Believer is a Christian who keeps his word in all affairs. We should never stretch the truth for our own benefit. Our word means nothing when we say one thing and then do another.Trust isn’t complicated. It’s earned through words and backed by actions.
What are your feelings on trust? Are you more trusting now than you were? Or are you cynical and jaded, lacking the ability to trust most people you come into contact with at work? What are the benefits and drawbacks of a lack of trust?
Uphold me in the common strife
Give me the grace to work and plan
And in the marketplace of life
O keep me, Lord, an honest man. —Bayliss
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A Christian is commanded by Christ Jesus to forgive. Matthew 18:21-22 recounts Peter asking the Lord how many times we are to forgive one who sins against one of us. The answer will make those of us who have lost our trust uncomfortable.
Through the experience of disappointment, we learn about the sin nature which rests inside each of us. At times like this, we need to praise the Lord for His grace and forgiveness upon us individually. When we are disappointed, we should forgive and move on as the Lord leads us, but never lose our trust.
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