Italian job was right

A while back, I made a connection that I'm completely (probably too much) proud of.  This connection is about how we as people need to walk the fine line between trusting in God, and trusting in people.  Now, before you go saying "of course you trust God over humans," hear me out.

If we need community like Scripture says, why can we not rely on people as well as God.  Of course, you're wondering where The Italian Job comes in to play here.  Well, in the movie, two characters (a daughter and her late father) say this quote, "I trust everyone, it's the devil inside them I don't trust."  I never quite realized how completely accurate that quote is.

Think about the most trustworthy people you know.  Don't those people (Christian or not) seem to radiate some sort of goodness from inside them?  What if that goodness is Christ?  The people we trust should, in all reality, have some of the qualities of Christ.  But, there's always that sense of doubt that happens when you really need to trust someone.  Perhaps, that is the devil inside of them that you don't trust.

Think about this before you have to trust someone next time.  But over all, don't be scared to trust someone.  The things that take risk will bring you the most joy in life.

Which brings me to my next point.

I think people today are too scared of taking risks.

It's horrifyingly scary to do certain things in this life:  ask a girl out on a date, apply for a big job or promotion, interview for said job or promotion, and be in a relationship just to name a few.  But, in today's society, it seems like more and more people are becoming scared to take risks and scared to fail. I will be the first to admit that I am absolutely horrified at the thought of failing at something.  Failure and I don't get along and we have a mutual understanding that this is how we are going to run.  But, what if the fear of failure gets in the way of having something amazing.

I'll use the best example I have possible.  I have the most amazing woman in my life right now.  She is kind and caring, unspeakably beautiful, hilarious, witty, musically and academically gifted, has the same general outlook on life as I do, and is just an all around perfect person for me.  There are times when we both recognize that it's terrifying to be in an all-out-committed relationship.  But at those times, we realize that it is more than worth the scary-ness for the outcome that we want.

That being said, go take a risk.  Talk to someone, apply for that promotion, do something that could potentially blow up in your face.  And if and when it does blow up in your face--and trust me, at some point, something will blow up in your face--thank God for the opportunity to grow.