‘Our Lord never put His trust in any person. Yet
He was never suspicious, never bitter, and never lost hope for anyone, because
He put His trust in God first. He trusted absolutely in what God’s grace could
do for others. If I put my trust in
human beings first, the end result will be my despair and hopelessness toward
everyone. I will become bitter because I have insisted that people be
what no person can ever be— absolutely perfect and right. […] Am I allowing
my natural life to be slowly transformed by the indwelling life of the Son of
God? God’s ultimate purpose is that His
Son might be exhibited in me.’ CHAMBERS
“Who can I trust?” I have asked that question many
times while serving in Haiti. It is hard
to know … There is a Haitian proverb, "Bèl dan pa vle di zanmi: dan pa
kè." (Nice teeth do not mean
friends: teeth are not the heart.) Another way of saying that is “just because they
smile does not reveal the heart” I have
never met a used car salesman who did not smile when he greeted me … So often because
people appear to be friendly we ascribe qualities to them that they have not
yet proven to be theirs. When we
discover that those qualities are absent, we soon have a bitter attitude
towards those people.
That is not to say that no one can be trusted ..
but that we must not become bitter when some are found not to be trustworthy …
who they seem to be. The Bible helps us
understand the sinful nature .. but it also helps us understand God’s grace and
mercy … While we should not expect people to be perfect … we should also remember
that Jesus went to the cross for them. That
“all have sinned” and God loves the world .. even those people who disappoint
us. On a final note … remember that
bitterness is more painful for the one who has it than it is for the one who
caused it. Bottom line .. bitterness is
a sin .. you need to confess it and move on. Just sayin’
Bondye Beni Ou (God
Bless You)
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