Posts Tagged ‘trust’

Being Trusted

Posted: January 18, 2013 in blogging, friendship, language, life, love
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trust-in-handsYesterday I spoke about the best way to discover whether you can trust someone or not (in the blog post Can I Trust You?). Today I want to consider trust from the opposite perspective. i.e. what it means to be trusted.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved ~ George MacDonald

Love can be felt by one person for another, but it does not need to be reciprocated. For trust to be true, there must be mutual trust between two people, as if one does not keep that trust there is no trust. Therefore to know someone trust you completely shows just how highly they respect you as a person and confidant.

If/when you find someone you can truly trust, look after that friendship because it’s one in a million!

Can I Trust You?

Posted: January 17, 2013 in friendship, life, love
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trust-in-hands…a question I’m sure we’ve often considered when we’re thinking about someone.

A question which may change your life for the better, or the worse, depending on whether you get the answer right or wrong!

Ernest Hemingway once said,

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them

I have to agree with those sentiments, because if you tell someone your deepest secrets and you do not hear of anyone else knowing of your discussions, you know you can trust the person you confided in. Why is that? Because if you can’t trust the person you confided in, I can almost guarantee that if they have told someone else of your secrets you’ll soon hear about it.

If/when you find someone you can truly trust, look after that friendship because it’s one in a million.

Can We Trust Them?

Posted: December 1, 2012 in friendship, life, love, management, words
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truth or liesI’m sure we’ve all come across people who we would never share anything private with because we know they wouldn’t be able to stop themselves from telling others..Then there are those we know we could tell anything to, but still know it would never go any further.

I’m also sure we’ve all come across people who do not tell the truth…Then there are those who can always be relied on to tell the truth, even in difficult circumstances where they have to choose their words carefully so as not to cause offence or hurt.

Albert Einstein once said…

Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either

So can you be trusted? Are you always truthful?

At the end of the day it’s always better to be truthful and disliked for it than tell lies and never be trusted because of it.

Keeping Going

Posted: November 22, 2012 in family, love, music, life, religion, Health, friendship, bereavement
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I’ve been sadly reminded yet again this week just how fragile life is because, for the second time in a week we received the devastating news that a member of our family had died suddenly. As the following quote says, it’s just as well we don’t know what’s round the corner!

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith ~ Paulo Coelho

Yes, the breath I’m taking right now, may be my last, but should I ponder this thought and never again do anything useful or positive for either myself or anyone else? No, I must keep going…not because I can’t face the moment when I take my last breath, but simply because I believe God is with me every moment of every day, and I know He will be there when I do take my final breath.

Life throws us some really difficult situations at times – Situations which, at times, may make us want to just give up. However when our faith is strong, nothing, not even the worst situations and circumstances that life throws our way, can shake our belief that God is with us through it all.

So keep going. Trust God.

We Believe

Posted: July 24, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion
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Here’s a couple of questions for you:

  • Do you believe in God?
  • Do you believe the God you believe in?

Why am I asking you these questions? Well a couple of weeks ago I came across the following quote by R.C. Sproul:

The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in

It’s true isn’t it, we can believe in God but sometimes we may not actually believe He is there for us, or will answer our prayers. Could it just be that we don’t believe God isn’t there for us or answering our prayers, simply because He hasn’t answered them in the way we wanted?

Not only do we have to believe in God, but we have to believe God always knows best for us, and will never abandon us.

Believe in God, and believe God will be there for you.

Don’t Let Them Rob You

Posted: June 14, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religion, words
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Have you ever been robbed? I’m pleased to say that I personally have never been robbed in a monetary sense…however there have certainly been a few tennis matches that I’ve played in in the past where I’ve definitely felt robbed due to some dodgy line calls!

But in a spiritual sense, have you robbed yourself of God‘s faithfulness?

Don’t let the problems you perceive rob you from God’s promise that you hold. God is faithful!

Just the other week I got myself all worked up and annoyed about something I heard someone say because I thought their comments were directed at me. The following day, during a conversation with someone else about something completely different I discussed the comments I’d had thought were directed at me, were in fact a statement by the person about themself! How foolish I felt, but also thankful that I have kept my feelings and anger to myself instead of “going off on one”!

Just as I proved the other week that we can often “see” problems where there are none, so we can often to that when it come to doing God’s will. Don’t ever forget God will be with you and support you in all you do for Him.

Here’s the International Staff Songsters of the Salvation Army singing I Confess My Trust:

He Is With You

Posted: June 4, 2012 in life, love, music, religion
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No matter what you might be facing right now or what comes up in the future, remember two things: God is with you—and He’s in control. ~ Joyce Meyer

Life can really be tough at times, and it can feel as if no-one cares about us. However it’s then we must remind ourselves that someone does care about us…God cares about us, and is always here with us, and He’s calling us to trust in Him.

Have you put your full trust in God?

Different Relationships

Posted: December 2, 2011 in bible, family, friendship, life, love, music, prayer, religion, work
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I’m sure we each have some relationships we consider to be more important than others. In the same way the type of relationships we have with others varies in each relationship. i.e. Those who in positions of authority expect us to obey them, and we expect them to know what they’re talking about, so typically we do as they say. On the other hand, friends expect us to offer support, encouragement and fun, which is what we expect from them.

…and then there’s our relationship with God…God expects us to love Him and trust Him and tell others all about what He has done for us and can do for them.

Regardless of who our relationship is with, our manager at work, a friend or God, we must constantly work to develop those relationships. All relationships need to be constantly developed if they are to remain happy, healthy and rewarding relationships.

So how do we develop our relationship with God?

As with all things, we must pray and read our bible so that we might develop our understanding of God and allow our faith and trust in Him to become stronger.

So make today the day you start redeveloping your relationship with God.

You Are Faithful

Posted: September 18, 2011 in friendship, life, love, music, pray, religion
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God you are faithful in every way, to every person.

No matter what we face in life, God will be able to carry us through it. Although we cannot see God, I believe He does exist, and that He is always there for me holding my hand at all times.

Why not reach out and take hold of God’s hand today.

 

God Will Answer

Posted: September 21, 2010 in life, religion
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Psalm 91:14-15 (New Living Translation)

The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
      I will protect those who trust in my name.
 When they call on me, I will answer;
      I will be with them in trouble.
      I will rescue and honor them.

No matter what troubles you face, God has promised that if we love Him, He will be there for us, and He will help us through our tough times.

It may seem as if God is not there for you when you need Him sometimes. However we must always remember that God answers our prayers in the way He knows is best for us, which is obviously not always how we would have wanted Him to answer them.

Trust God, He always knows what’s best for each one of us.

 

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