Trust


tisthewanderer
July 12, 2010

This will be a very short blog post because I'm studying for two MQTs.

Our CLE teacher, Sir Bohol, opened a very interesting topic: Trust. So hard to gain yet so easy to break.

There were some questions that he was asking us. Why do we find it hard to trust? Why is trust so important? Why should we give trusting God and others a try? I would answer these here. A place where no one reads.

Ok. Personally, I can define trust as something that is very precious. It cannot be said in words because it comes in many different forms. You trust a person because you know he/she will keep your secrets. You trust a person because you are sure that he/she will wake you up tomorrow morning. You trust a person because you know you will be shared with materials and thoughts. You trust just because.

When we were in kindergarten, why was it so easy to trust? Why was it so easy to give away yourself and your life to others back then? Maybe because we have not yet experienced the emotional chaos of being betrayed.

But what is at stake if we don't trust? A lot. A lot of things will be missed and will not be experienced if we don't trust. Trusting is almost the same as taking risks. You must not be afraid because then again, if we fail, we become stronger.
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Failure must never hinder trusting. I am currently experiencing this problem. I'm still this wallflower who would play safe in front of other people. I can't fully share who I am because I'm still afraid. Afraid of what? I'm afraid of rejection. I'm afraid that the moment they see who I really am, everything would slowly fall into pieces. That's why for me, trusting is a big word.

Trusting should be "given a try" because God is the Man! I mean, he knows what's right for us and we might not get what we want, but what we will truly get is what we deserve. God was once Man also. Jesus encountered many different types of people. He asked some to follow him. He trusted them. But the biggest trust that Jesus has given someone is what He gave to our Father. He was praying in the garden of Gethsemane, crying with blood as his tears. Yet he still trusted and said, "Your will be done."

Let us try to trust so that we may experience being free. :)

Lux  in Domino!

-CJ

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