Fool Me Once
This was written for the Trust Blog Carnival posted by Bridget Chumbley. Thank you for reading.
Second chances don’t come along often. If you screw up, most people aren’t going to give it a another thought. Sometimes, you’ll get a second, but not a third. Trust is hard for some people to give, and blowing it can be more simple than you think.
I know I’ve let people down before. I’m forgetful a good portion of the time. If you seem me typing/writing something while you’re telling me something, it’s probably a good thing. It’s not like I don’t care, I just forget, but still… it’s hard to trust a forgetful person to do something.
And I know we’ve all been the person sitting there saying, “Man, he’s not going to remember… Hey Andy, don’t forget to do those reports for me!” and cringe when he responds, “Oh yeah! I forgot about that.”
Now… isn’t that some hypocriticalness on my part, yep. I can’t deny it.
Luckily for me, God never gives up on me. I’m sure I fail him at least once a day, and he keeps giving me another chance. He still trusts me with the beautiful and intelligent wife He’s given me, the job He provided, the creativity to make stupid webcomics and spend a lot of time complaining about movies and TV shows in blog-format. He still trusts me.
Even after everything I’ve done in my life. After all the days where I tried my hardest to not believe in Him. After everything that I do that turns people away from Christianity, or makes people question Him… He still trusts me. He still loves me.
His ways are most definitely not our ways, and thank God for that.
"Luckily for me, God never gives up on me. I’m sure I fail him at least once a day, and he keeps giving me another chance."
Which of us can't relate to this? I love these words!
Thank you for joining the carnival, Brian.
Better late than never, right?
True. God hasn't given up on me either, even though He knows me…
Love your brutally honesty. He has trusted me with far more than I have deserved and I have painfully learned that he is indeed a God of many chances. Perhaps your forgetfulness comes from having too much in your head. Be still.
I loved the "Storm's Ahead" post too.
Sure hope the word for the next carnival isn't "hypocriticalness." Whoa, that's a biggie.
I’m glad He doesn’t give up on us… That thought is mindblowing-ly profound.
Isn't it though? The sad part is that it takes us all so long to figure that out!