Who do you trust?\u00a0 Why do you trust them?<\/p>\n
I place my trust in God, or, at least that is always my goal.\u00a0 I willingly put my trust in God because I know he won’t deceive me.\u00a0 I know God won’t do anything to hurt me.\u00a0 I believe God knows what is best for us.\u00a0 God never acts in his own self-interest.<\/p>\n
People do deceive us.\u00a0 People do hurt us.\u00a0 People sometimes put themselves first.\u00a0 At other times, we read into other people’s actions.\u00a0 We might interpret their actions in a way that was never meant.\u00a0 So, I say I put my trust in God before people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet, just recently somebody said to me that it is easier to trust in people than God.\u00a0 I was surprised by the comment because of what I said above.\u00a0 The conversation continued for the person to explain their comment.\u00a0 I realized that when they said “trust” they were referring to the fact that as we get to know people, we can predict how they might react (good or bad).\u00a0 With God, we might struggle to know what he is going to do.\u00a0 We know what we might like God to do but we don’t always get what we want.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Our own vision of a situation can be limited.\u00a0 The same is true for any human being.\u00a0 So, in similar situations we tend to make similar decisions.\u00a0 God sees everything and makes much better decisions.<\/p>\n
So, I don’t know that it is easier to trust<\/em> in humans but we might be better able to predict what humans might do.\u00a0 To better understand how God might respond is a life-long goal.\u00a0 We read the scriptures, we listen to homilies, we strive to open ourselves to the Holy Spirit so we do God’s will.<\/p>\n Who do you put your trust in?<\/p>\n Peace,<\/p>\n Fr. Jeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Who do you trust?\u00a0 Why do you trust them? I place my trust in God, or, at least that is always my goal.\u00a0 I willingly put my trust in God because I know he won’t deceive me.\u00a0 I know God won’t do anything to hurt me.\u00a0 I believe God knows what is best for us.\u00a0 …<\/p>\n