Hey…it's a journey. Look at the things most important in your life and start with them. You are a good person, trust in yourself, and believe in yourself. Be trustworthy to everyone else so that they know that you can be trusted.
You aren't perfect. You have frailties and flaws. You have to learn to love and to trust and to believe that if you can love yourself then you can love others.
Look at the important people in your life. They still have flaws and failing but they have been there for YOU when YOU were down, now be there for them when they are hurting, even if they've failed or made a mistake. You loved them before, love them more now and help them.
Take another look at the story of Jesus. His followers doubted him, how could this person love them and trust them so completely with all their faults and failings. He taught them to believe in themselves and then to spread the word to others. He taught them Faith when they had no faith, by believing in HIM. He showed the ultimate love and trust by enduring the most excruciating pain and suffering so that they could see how great was His love for them.
He asked for them to believe in Him, to trust in Him….to have Faith. Have faith in YOU, faith in HIM, and like Him show your love and trust, even when others can't or won't do it. Jesus was betrayed and yet forgave. So, if you truly forgive then you truly free yourself of all the negativity, doubt and hurt that betrayal brought you. You give yourself more space inside to give more love. It's not easy, we do it because it's hard.
Giving trust is a risk. You risk being hurt, let down, disappointed and heart broken. On the other hand giving trust and being trusted in return is a wonderful love that you both offer, share and receive. There are no guarantees except the sure knowledge that YOU gave YOUR best and your full heart. Jesus gave you ALL he had as a man to show you that if you can find that level of faith then you will also find that level of love. The more you can trust the greater the love.
The greatest trust I ever give someone is to trust them with the life of someone I care about deeply.
Trust is love. Love is sharing your heart. You share YOUR heart with God, your family and friends. They all share in the love you have to offer. Trust is opening your heart to share your love. That someone fails to accept your offer, or does something unworthy of it, doesn't detract from the wonderful offer you have made. You might feel hurt, but you'll never hurt as much as Jesus hurt for you. So you in turn would be unworthy if you failed to honor Jesus's love for YOU by not being able to fully offer your love to others. Jesus gave everyone a chance, and even a second chance, and then forgave those that betrayed him. That kind of trust is hard to comprehend. Everyone deserves a chance to show you that your trust in them is worthy.
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