Thoughts On Trust:

Trust can be an issue for most because most people don’t understand exactly what it embodies, what it provides. Surely it's nothing to play with or to take lightly. In fact, it takes time to build but it and/or could possibly be ruined in a matter of a second.
Define, discern who deserves to be trusted. It's a God given quality to be able to identify the qualities that trustworthy people have, and this keeps you from wasting time dealing people who lack them.
There are some issues of trust that don’t derive from a lack in honesty, it could be from an inability to find acceptance. Let me put it in this perspective--when you know something and you purposely ignore it, denial is then the issue, not necessarily trust. True, there are several qualities needed for trust, and I’ll share four that should never be compromised.


1. Consistency; are their words in line with their actions.
2. Honesty; make sure their “yes” means yes and their “no” means no. You shouldn’t have to decipher through codes/signs of confusion just to get a true, real answer from somebody.
3. Accountability; do they recognize when they’re wrong and are humble enough to make things right.
4. Loyalty; are they the same person regardless of who’s around.

People who change just to fit in can never hold you down; they have yet to define who they are. Seek an understanding when the issue is with trust itself or when the issue is with you just not knowing what or who to trust.