It is so interesting to me that God trusts us to carry on His story through the generations. Trust is a motivator and an endowment. It is to be guarded and tended and can be lost in a moment.
Trust is earned through repeated acts of integrity, where honesty and openness can be measured.
When we misbehave to break trust, we must unravel what drives us and set a new course.
The unraveling of one type of misbehavior has always eluded me because I couldn't seem to put my finger on the ingredients present. What drives sneaky people?
A dear friend may have provided the answer. She said she used to be sneaky as a child, and realized she was/is a rebel yet a people-pleaser.
In that need for conformity to please others, her rebellious streak had to be hidden.
She wanted to do something that would break the rules? She had to hide it.
I asked her what brought her to the incredible level of integrity she is known for today. She had a precious answer, "My mom telling me over and over the right way to live."
Can God trust her to carry on His story? Absolutely.
I think God loves rebels. They drive the very story line of the Bible.
Our job? Tell each other and ourselves the right way to live. In the listening, God will trust us with the greatest privilege we can know: sharing His story.
