trust

trust. small word, big meaning. everything in life is based on trust. trust is important in every relationship. parent/teacher. brother/sister. employee/employer. boyfriend/girlfriend. two best friends. parent/child. husband/wife. teacher/student. whatever the relation is it is important for both people to trust each other and to attain each other's trust. with trust comes two other very important words: truthfulness and honesty. in order to have trust in any type relationship with others you must be truthful and honest. it is much better to hurt someone's feelings up front than to lie and have them find out later. lies always have a way of coming out.

one of the many definitions of trust on dictionary.com:

reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

integrity - integrity is a person's character. integrity is what others think of you. don't you want people to think the best of you and be able to trust you? the way you act and the actions you choose are what make trust.

strength - you don't have to be superman to be able to trust or be trusted. you do have to be a strong person in character. 

ability - you don't have to be able to do anything in this world to trust or be trusted. you do have to be able to tell the truth and be honest.

confidence - when you trust someone you put A LOT of confidence in that person. when someone ruins that trust confidence is the thing that is hard to build back.

a definition of trust that I personally like better. (also from dictionary.com)

a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

this definition is my favorite because it is trust to me. if I trust someone I rely on them. I expect people to rely on me when they trust me, so I expect the same. God is our trust. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." so, forget the dictionary, we have the Bible that tells us to trust in the Lord. as we trust in the Lord we should trust in thy neighbor.

I'm sure I could find more Bible verses to support my claim, however I will leave that to you :)

here's to living in a world where we can try a little bit harder to earn trust

peace. and. blessings.