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Building Trust

 Trust is defined as the firm belief in the reliability, truth or ability of someone or something. it is a fundamental requirement in any relationship and it can be grown or lost over time due to the actions and inactions of the parties involved.  In Genesis 12 we see two unique forms of trust; the first was between God and a man and the second was between members of a family and the family head.  Between God and a man:- Abraham the father of faith (who at this time still went by the name Abram) had built such a relationship with God over the course of his life that he now trusted God enough to pull up his whole family and start a journey to a destination he had no idea of. How weird would it sound if a person told you they are going out but then go on to say they don't know where they are going. That was the situation Abram was in, it's like saying you're going to the university but you don't know which university or what course you'd be studying yet you pack you b...

About being conservative

Here are two truths you should always keep in mind: (1) True love waits. (2) True love is worth the wait.  When tempted to go astray by a fast-living friend, a young Christian woman replied, ‘Any time I want to become like you, I can. But I can never again become the person I was before I made that decision.’ This morning I was going through my morning devotional and I came across this write up that rang very true to me, because the truth is as much as people keep encouraging you to try new things, to live life, to have fun and the likes, the reality is that there are some things that once you do you can't go back to being how you were before.  I'm not saying you should not do those things, I'm not saying you should not try out things I am not saying you should not have fun. I'm just saying like the young Christian lady said you can become how they want you to be at anytime, anytime you want!! but you can't go back to being who you used to be once you have done some...