Trust, or the Lack Thereof

Wow!  I found out tonight that someone opened their mouth and poured out junk to someone else about something I shared with them in confidence.  I couldn't believe my ears when it got back to me.


I have finally realized there is really only one person in my life that I actually trust with telling them anything at all and I know they will keep it to themselves because they know me.  They know my heart and realize that sometimes I am just ranting or blowing off steam and they still love me in spite of myself.  Isn't that sad??  JUST ONE!! 

How can people do that?  Tell you to your face that they will keep whatever you say just between the two of you and then WHAM!!!  The next thing you know you are getting blind-sided by the words that you spoke to that person and it is coming from someone not at all a part of the conversation or the topic!!  Especially when this "mouth" had claimed to walk a Christian walk and talk a Christian talk.  FOR CRYING OUT LOUD PEOPLE!!  Keep your word!  The Bible says it this way:

 Psalm 15:1-5 (pay close attention to verse 4)

 ¹ LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
   Who may live on your holy mountain?
 ² The one whose walk is blameless,
   who does what is righteous,
   who speaks the truth from their heart;
³ whose tongue utters no slander,
   who does no wrong to a neighbor,
   and casts no slur on others;
⁴ who despises a vile person
   but honors those who fear the LORD;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
   and does not change their mind;
⁵ who lends money to the poor without interest;
   who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.


I would rather someone cut out my tongue than to betray my own word!! 

My mouth says a lot of stuff it shouldn't, but I can guarantee one thing....when I tell someone that a conversation is between me and them, that is a promise that will NOT be broken.

Ok, I might be ranting a little bit here, but honestly, where does it stop?  Have we come so far as a society that the word trust carries no meaning anymore? 

I guess the lesson I learned is that I won't talk to anyone anymore except that ONE person.  I didn't say anything that was untrue either.  It was just the fact that my words were misconstrued and twisted around to say what that person "perceived" me to say....not what my heart or words were actually saying.  Oh well, what can I do about it now.  It has traveled from her mouth to another mouth to the person of subject's mouth........have you sat in a circle and whispered in someone's ear and watched it go around the circle til it came to the end and was spoken outloud?  It is always WRONG!!  It is never passed on the way it began so why do people believe that junk???

I won't apologize for what I said because it was facts, taken out of context, but I do apologize if the words hurt someone.  My heart's intention is never to hurt someone especially with my words.

Let's reexamine ourselves though and make sure we are the ONE person that is trustworthy despite what is being said, or by whom.  That we will hold ourselves accountable to the Lord and keep our word/oath, even to our own hurt.

Hope this provokes some thought.