God is Trustworthy:
God is trustworthy and promised, "I never leave you nor forsake you.
And so we can say with great confidence, "The Lord is my helper and I will
not be afraid" (Hebrews 13:6). When we place our trust in God it
will increase our ability to be trustworthy, because we will become more
and like Him. God never changes and is the same, yesterday, today
and forever. For this reason, God is totally trustworthy because
He is God, and He always keeps His word and promises.
Trustworthy People:
Trustworthy people show by their actions and words that they have lives
that are upright and honest. We need to look into the mirror in the
morning to see whether the person we see, is someone we can respect and
believe in. Trust is about relationships between us and people we
mix with each day.
Openness:
To build a relationship of trust with other people, we need to have
openness, fairness and be reliable. We encourage others to trust in
us when we are willing share our views, thoughts and plans with them.
We need to overcome the desire to hold back and be willing to share
openly and honestly with one another.
Reliability:
People will only trust us if they can always depend on us to do what we say,
and do it when we said we would. Even simple things like failing to
take out the rubbish or tidy up your room can create a feeling that you
are unreliable.
Fairness:
It is hard to build trust if we favour one person over others, or lack
fairness in handling situations. This is especially true at school.
If people see that you always choose to be with the "in-crowd", then
children that you avoid will never trust you. You need to treat
everyone the same way.
Trust is Earned:
We need to remember that if others are to place their trust in us, we need
to be trustworthy. Take the mirror test to check on your
trustworthiness. What areas in your life reduce the trust people
place in you, and what can you do to improve them? Remember, trust
always needs to be earned!
Caleb said, "I followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly" (Joshua 14:1-15),
and at 85, he still trusted God and asked if he could have land occupied
by the warlike Anakite people. He confidently said, "With the Lord
helping me, I will drive them out." And he did! We need this
type of trust and faith in God, so that we can also be trustworthy people!
God Bless.