As a parent, when I think about trust, I cannot help but think about my children.  When they were little, we would encounter the trust issue over the” bigger”  things in their life like jumping into our arms at the deep end of the pool or holding on to the back of the bike while they learned to ride   But now that they are older, one of the recurring challenges we face with them is believing us over what their friends tell them.  They may not think of it as a trust issue, but it is.  As a parent, it can be frustrating when we are asking them for the hundredth time why  they would believe what a friend (who, by the way, has only lived on the planet as long as they have), over us, their parents, who have lived on the planet much longer and have never lied to them.  I believe God has used my children to show me how I, too, possess that same tendency when it comes to believing Him over anyone or anything else.  Like, when I’m in a situation and I’m tempted to lie because I believe that it won’t really do any damage to the person I’m lying to, or when I worry about a situation or relationship because I don’t believe that God is really in control.  So, my questions  are:  For anyone, what do you do to mature through the trust issue with God  in your own life?  And, for the parents out there, what  is the one thing you wish your children would grasp about why they should trust you over everyone else in their young lives?