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The Truth About Trust

As I sat in church this past week, the guest pastor said something that was a revelation in my own heart. He made the statement... "Nowhere in scripture are we told to trust other people" WOW! We build relationships on trust, so how can that be? Trust is the one thing that keeps relationships alive. If you don't have trust, conflict arises in your heart, which can hurt/end relationships. I know many relationships in my life that were broken due to my trust in the other person being betrayed. But in reality, by putting my trust in people I was holding them to a standard that no human can live up to. I was setting them up for failure right from the get go because we are all sinners that make mistakes. Also, by holding them to this unattainable standard I was hurting myself because I was setting myself up to be let down every time. So, instead of putting our trust in people, let's put our trust in the one who is always good and never fails. Trust