Faith Hill: Where Are You, Christmas?
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Earning God’s trust
Serious thought: Can we ever actually “earn the trust” of God in the same way we earn the trust of mortals? After all, trust among mortals is based on, well, trust—a belief that one will not violate expectations. God, however, has knowledge of whether we’ll violate expectations. Therefore, while one can violate a mortal’s trust, if there’s a divine analogue it can’t be violated, since it wouldn’t be “given” in a situation where it would eventually be violated. One certainly can violate one’s trust in oneself, though—I wonder if that’s related to all this somehow.
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I think God's trust in us is always there. We need to trust Him and that he trusts us which he does, but we don't always remember that.
I think the problem is that in a way God is taught to be a man just like us, and as such requires trust to be earned and affections to be won over some how. I think both you and Heather hit it dead on. Love and Trust are unconditional and always there. The key is remembering that, and learning to trust and love ourselves...
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