Three parts of trust.

Can we trust a particular person? I recently heard a sermon about TRUST at Freedom Church Philadelphia, based on the writing of Dr. Henry Cloud. I’m going to slim down what I remember to a more brief message. Can I trust a person to help me in a given situation?

1. care. Does the person show me they care about me? Have they taken the effort to know my life-family-career situation in the places they should, so that I don’t have to review all the details every time? And do their motives (what drives THEM) not conflict?

2. competence. Do they actually have the skill to help? A person might care tremendously about me and my family, but if I need medical advice, do they have medical training? Do they have the ability and skill in the area I need help with (e.g., plumbing, electrical, engineering, medical, automobile, etc)?

3. record. What is their track record? In contrast to what financial advisors often say, past performance is in fact a useful predictor of future behavior? Does the person have a record of competent, reliable, fair help?

I like what the minister said near the end. You can “hope” that a person can be trusted, and hope is built on something concrete like a track record. Or you can “wish” that a person can be trusted, remembering that wishing is built on nothing. His advice was to trust people with a record of caring and competence. I’m going with that!

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