ARE YOU TRUSTWORTHY?

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” - George MacDonald

Trust

Plato said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” To trust, and be trusted, there’s always ‘our part’ to be played, in every relationship. Play your part well, then leave the other person to do theirs.

In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he found that another passenger was to share the cabin with him. After going to see the accommodations, he came up to the purser's desk and inquired if he could leave his gold watch and other valuables in the ship's safe. He explained that ordinarily he never availed
himself of that privilege, but he had been to his cabin and had met the man who was to occupy the other berth. Judging from his appearance, he was afraid that he might not be a very trustworthy person. The purser accepted the responsibility for the valuables and remarked, 'It's all right, bishop, I'll be very glad to take care of them for you. The other man has been up here and left his for the same reason!'"

Expecting to be trusted is an impossible expectation “if we haven’t first given our trust.” It’s incorrect judging people-based only on what we see: appearances can be VERY misleading. Someone isn’t dangerous because they look rough or haggard, neither are they safe because they look clean, calm and well dressed. Strangers are friends waiting to be made.




Let us pray: Father, I receive grace to be trusting and trustworthy, in Jesus name.

WISDOM NUGGET: Ecclesiastes 4:9
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour…” - NIV