Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 (NIV)
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
this is the first and great commandment.
and the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew 22: 37-40 (KJ)
Love always trust..
Do I always trust those I love? I confess that there are times that I suspect those I love...I question motives and I don't always believe that they will do what they say they will do. I have a hard time delegating responsibility to some because I don't trust that they will keep their word. Based on their past behavior I am reluctant to trust them in the present. I am working on renewing my thoughts and this will be a good place to start. I don't remember a time when the Lord has ever told me -You messed up in the past so now you will forever be untrustworthy...the Lord does provide opportunity for me to be faithful with little so I can grow into being faithful with much...If the Lord can trust me with little then I can certainly do the same for others...expect and believe the best of those I love...the Lord encourages and supports me with being faithful in the little...I too can support and encourage others in being faithful in the little...I can stop being prideful and stop thinking that what others do or don't do is a reflection on me...how egotistical can one be?...I can learn to confront with love and compassion instead of seething inside but say nothing or waiting until I am so filled with resentment and disappointment that I become hurtful and offensive...
I know how it hurts to be overlooked or when others have low expectations of me...I do not want to do this to anyone ever again. I will begin to renew my mind with prayer and God's word-I will seek to change my actions and thoughts toward others...to begin to trust.
3 comments:
Deborah,
Great comments!
Trust is what I am constantly struggling with. I struggle trusting not only people, family, and friends who are letting me down, but also with God. I suppose with the people who disappoint me, I don't have to make it about me all the time (sigh) but not being able to count (depend) on people to get things done that they say they will makes it hard for me to continue to place my trust on their word. This is the reality of living in a fallen world.
I still struggle with trusting God because of my experiences with people.
But He is faithful and trustworthy and I believe what good works he has started in me and you He will see through to completion. Little steps of faith and trust.
Day by day hour by hour.
I liked what you said
"the Lord encourages and supports me with being faithful in the little...I too can support and encourage others in being faithful in the little...I can stop being prideful and stop thinking that what others do or don't do is a reflection on me I can learn to confront with love and compassion instead of seething inside but say nothing or waiting until I am so filled with resentment and disappointment that I become hurtful and offensive..."
Katrina
Great post. It reminds me that when I forgive others I need to trust them and have faith that they will not control me and will treat me different than they did before. I tend to want to gaurd myself from things that happened in the past by thinking they will happen again. I rationalize this by saying and remembering how hurt I was and how stupid it would be to let myself be put in that position again. I need God help and perspective because does ALWAYS Trust! Amen!
Love,
Nicole
My last sentence should say..
"...love does ALWAYS Trust."
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