Trust-reversal
Carey Nieuwhof
July 5, 2010

I first got challenged with the trust-reversal idea when Reggie Joiner and I were writing our parenting book together. In one of the drafts, he introduced this idea that parents might stop thinking in terms of simply being able to trust their kids and start asking a different question: do we live in a way […]

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I first got challenged with the trust-reversal idea when Reggie Joiner and I were writing our parenting book together. In one of the drafts, he introduced this idea that parents might stop thinking in terms of simply being able to trust their kids and start asking a different question: do we live in a way that our kids trust us? Are we consistent? Do we inspire confidence?

We can also change from asking if God is trustworthy in this or that situation and ask if we as leaders are worthy of his trust.

Look at this verse, “But not with my servant Moses. Of all my house, he is the one I trust.” (Numbers 12.7).

Trust is dependability – a deep confidence in someone. God seemed to be looking for servant leaders He could trust and depend on.

So maybe the question for those who want to live a life alive in God is this: Can God trust you?

I love these thoughts. They’re challenging me. And they’re great to kick off a new week.

Have you ever thought that kids are looking for parents and adults to trust? Or that God might be looking for leaders like you to trust with big things? If this is true, how might you do ministry or life differently this week? What other areas need a trust reversal?

Leadership,  
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Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He writes one of today’s most influential leadership blogs, and his online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month. Carey’s mission is to help people thrive in life and leadership. He has extensive experience helping organizations lead through change, develop high-capacity teams, deepen their personal growth along with their health. He speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change, and personal growth. His most recent book, Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects But Everyone Experiences, is designed to help leaders both avoid and defeat the hidden challenges they’ll encounter including cynicism, compromise, irrelevance, and burnout. Carey and his wife, Toni, live north of Toronto, Canada and have two grown sons.