Distant. Divided. Dysfunctional. Devour. Devastation.

Honor is due.

Love is the greatest commandment.

Forgiveness is a given.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Trust

Trust can be eroded or earned.

Eroded

Apathy

Exaggeration

Deception

Shame

Blame

Earned

Integrity

Honesty

Transparency

Reliability

Ownership

Trust has levels and layers.

Levels

Character

Credibility

Consistency

Layers

Competency

Calling

Chemistry

There is a connection between trust and blessing.

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.