When there is strong trust, a person tends to be more open and less defensive. He doesn’t have to spend time proving something. Facades can drop and be replaced with directness and honesty.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 195. www.zondervan.com.
Trust is earned, not demanded, and it is built over time (Lynn Anderson).
They Smell Like Sheep, Howard, 1997, p. 25. Used by Permission.
Rebuilding trust is much harder than building it. After conflict and separation, after two people have so seriously injured each other, even after apologies have been made, restoring spontaneity and carefree affection doesn’t happen overnight (Marshall Shelly).
Ministering to Problem People in Your Church, Bethany House Publishers, 2013, p. 38. Used by Permission.