Of all the big, broad, spiritual virtues that Christians are exhorted to embody, my least favorite by far is trust. I mean, I like it fine in theory. Intellectually, I can appreciate why it’s virtuous. But when it comes time for me to actually apply it, you can find me busily constructing a detailed, well-documented outline about why trusting is for other people, not for me. You can glean a great deal about your character flaws by the advice that different people in very different areas of your life keep giving you. If I had a dollar for every time that somehow has said, “You know, Kristin, you just need to trust,” I would be a very rich woman. Read more…