Robert Schuller relays this family story about the issue of total trust. In his words, he says, “One problem I remember was a time when our son Bob broke our trust and lied to his mother and me. He was still young, dating Linda, his wife-to-be, and was only allowed to see her on certain nights. Well, one night, he wanted to see her without permission and told us he was at his friend’s house. When we found out the truth, there was a real scene between us. He had violated our trust; it was like a crack in a fine cup that marred its appearance. In the confrontation, I smashed a fine English teacup on the floor and told Bob that to restore our trust would be like gluing that cup back together again.
He said, “I don’t know if I can do that.” And I said, “Well, that’s how hard it is to build confidence and trust again.” The outcome was that Bob spent weeks carefully gluing the pieces together until he finished. He learned a vital lesson. 1 There are lessons here in this story that help us in understanding what it means to follow Jesus. Believing and then abiding in Him means total trust all the time. Robert’s son violated parental trust, and it caused a momentary ‘crack’ in their relationship. Continuing in the words of your Father God builds an intact trust. Why the Jesus Way Means Total Trust Total Time is our focus on this week’s Light on Life.
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