A friend told me yesterday trust is freely given. I agree, you cannot just force it on people.
But can you earn it? What are the different trust levels? How different is it between friends? Between couples? Between family members? Or should there be a difference?
Trust involves the laying down of a drawbridge into your mind. You’ll be allowing another to see your innermost thoughts. Most of us have only a handful of people that we can trust.
And yet how do you get to that point to that level of trust and then lose it in a jiffy?
Like a drawbridge, it is movable I guess.
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True that. One thing I am learning: our trust in God should always be there. It's not an easy lesson to learn but when you've hit rock bottom, you'll realize the things/people that you can always cling on to.
Yes, that is one bridge that shouldn't be a drawbridge at all. That connection should be there always. Easy open access. Online all the time. Like a broadband connection with limitless bandwidth.
Trust, because we live in a sinful, fallen world, is earned, too, giting. Yes we give it freely, but with every secret, we gauge whether or not it is safe to trust someone, whether that person is indeed worthy of our trust.
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