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| Being Trustworthy |
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God is trustworthy and promised, "I never leave you or forsake you.
And so we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper - I will not be
afraid" (Hebrews 13:6). When we place our trust in God it will
increase our ability to be trustworthy. 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 those 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 your trustworthiness. What areas in your life reduce the trust people place in you and what can you do about 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 for land occupied by the warlike Anakite people. He confidently said, "The Lord helping me, I will drive them out." And he did! We need this type of trust in God, so that we too can be trustworthy people!
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