Trust is such a loaded word. It is layered by memories filled with disappointment, unmet expectations and dysfunction.
Have you ever said I trust you, but really on the inside, you are shaking?
Wisdom tells us that we are to live lives that produce trust in the relationships of those closest, even when we feel like our trust has been broken.
Can you be serious wisdom?
Proverb 31: 11-12
One of the greatest gifts I have been given in the early days of marriage is a partnership with someone who always believes the best in me. My husband is a man of few words but he remains firmly planted in the moment and when he speaks it is always in a situation that is present rather than difficulty that has passed. I am learning that a life of wisdom is a consistent one.
A routine filled with similarity can bring with it boredom but a life full of hope, built on a foundation of wisdom produces trust. We call our family unit a team. Not because it is something that we heard someone cute say once and we wanted to copy, it is a deep commitment to each other that we are all playing together towards the end goal of living a deeply satisfying life of contribution.
When my husband is working long hours, he trusts and knows that the rest of his team is at home, safe and backing him in his pursuit of provision. When I am out speaking and mentoring people, I know that my little partners in creative crime are home safe and sound, living out the beauty of a messy life.
We work together to bring good. We are not in competition with one another. We listen, we care and we are deeply positive about the potential of what we can do when our hearts and values live aligned.
One of the greatest ways that trust erodes, is a family that is constant in its attack of one another. Where words become weapons and no matter what happens the attack is quarrelsome and fierce.
Proverb 27: 15- 16
A quarrelsome wife is annoying as constant as dripping on a rainy day.
Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something with greased hands.
Have you ever tried to hold something of worth with greasy hands?
It is terrifying. That’s what it feels like to live a life with someone who is always on the defence. Someone who is attacking everything and without even knowing is trying desperately to pull down any sense of achievement in the family unit because competition, jealousy and emotional dysfunction take a hold. Trust cannot be built in this environment.
Do you long for an environment of peace in your household?
What are your expectations doing to the atmosphere?
Is your internal peace destabilising the core of your team?
When you live your lives quarrelling, when there are always unmet expectations, trust cannot be built. If you long to live in an atmosphere where those closest to you can clearly say they trust you reciprocally, then maybe a little clean out of expectations and quarrels may be required in this season.
Trust is built, it is not given.
Happy Monday Friends,
Amanda
Hi Amanda I thought that your thoughts were excellent let’s hope people live by these ideals as they are important in life. You may remember me I knew you as a little girl my name is Denise casson. Please keep up the great work luv Denise casson
Hellooooo, Yes of course, I remember you. How could I forget your family.All of your kids must be so grown as adults now. Much much love.