Trust, Hypocrisy, and Assumptions/Day the eleventh

Dearest you,

"The Purpose Driven Life" day eleven: Becoming Best Friends with God
"Since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life." -Romans 5:10
*God wants to be our best friend (in addition to our Creator, Maker, Lord, Master, Judge, Redeemer, Father, Savior, et cetera... :).
*We were made to live in God's continual presence.
*Knowing and loving God is our greatest privilege, and being known and loved is God's greatest pleasure.
*We can become a best friend of God:
through constant conversation
through continual meditation
*"Pray without ceasing" -1 Thessalonians 5:17
*Everything we do can be "spending time with God" if he is invited to be a part of it and we stay aware of his presence.
*Meditation is simply focused thinking.
"Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him." -Psalm 25:14

CAUTION: If you'd prefer not to hear some ranting, stop reading now. Just thought I'd warn ya :)

First topic: Trust.
Dictionary.com defines it as: (1) reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. (2) confident expectation of something; hope.

It can be a vocalized pinky-swear or an unspoken promise. The latter is just understood, generally between really close friends or siblings, et cetera.
I've never really thought about trust being hope. I guess if that's true, trusting is a little easier.
Best friends forever?...

Second topic: Hypocrisy.
Again, dictionary.com: (1) a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. (2) a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude.

Now we all know hypocrites. I've been one on too many occasions to count. But that doesn't mean it doesn't bother me. People pretending to be something they're not. Trying to impress you, or deceive you. Yet deep down, you both know it's a pathetic attempt. No one is fooling anyone.

Third (and final) topic: Assumtions.
I think this is pretty self-definable.
It seriously ticks me off when people assume you're doing fine just because you have a smile pasted on your face. You know, "Hey how are you?" "Fine." "Awesome! Me too! It's good to see you! Bye!" A little extreme, but not waaaay off course. They ask but don't really hear your answer. Or don't really care. Although that's usually just with acquaintances, not true friends.
Again, I'm guilty of this too. And again, it still hurts when someone assumes something about you. What's worse is when they don't even ask. It hurts even more when it's someone you love desperately and have known for...well, forever.



There. That wasn't so bad now, was it? :D Not too long, but not to worry, they'll be more ranting soon :D
Praise God for honesty!

Con amore,
Sophie