Human beings disappoint, so we become wary and find it hard to trust.
Politicians aren't the only ones who fail to carry through with
promises. Friends, colleagues, and family members also let us down.
For the latter groups, we
need large doses of forgiveness and, sometimes,
confrontation about their perfidy, in order to give them opportunity to
change.
Looking inward, we discover we ourselves have also made promises that we couldn't keep or that we decided to disregard.
So the following truth about God and his word provides us hope.