I wasn't particularly excited about this topic, although as usual, as we began to discuss the topic, it became much more engaging than I had anticipated.
I wrote the topic off mainly because I didn't think trust was that big of an issue. I guess I have had the privilege in my life where I have never had someone seriously betray my trust. I mean outside of the trivial things, no one has ever seriously betrayed me, but maybe I am just lucky? Doesn't make for much engaging conversation though.
For the sake of making the discussion more lively, I thought critically of how the secular world views trust, as a means of juxtaposing what scriptures require of us. It became quite clear, as it often does, that the way the world views trust is quite different than the way the scriptures do.
I can drop all the cliches in the world: "Dog Eat Dog", "Eat or be Eaten" "Trust No One", "Look Out For Yourself", etc. All of these clearly express the secular view that you can't trust anyone. Its ingrained in our culture. Prenuptial agreements are classic examples of this. You shouldn't even trust your spouse.
But as a follower of Christ, I have been set free from these world views. Christ followers are commanded to trust as a foundation for meaningful and loving relationships. Not only are we commanded to trust, but we are commanded to be trustworthy.
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Funny you mention it. We had group last night too. I didn't think I had an issue with trusting people either. I think I'm a fairly open person. But the more we discussed, the more I realized it's not as easy as I think.
The problem comes with the whole "confess your sins to one another" thing. It becomes hard to trust at times because we've often seen the church shoot it's wounded. Especially as a leader, it can be tough to find people you can be fully trusting with.
So I guess I do better with being trustworthy than being trusting.
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