It's really nice when someone believes in you. Usually when people think of someone believing in them, they think of someone who believes in what they are able to do.
But I care more about who I am, versus what I can do.
Therefore, it's much more touching when someone believes in who I am
One time someone told me a secret and said I trust you. And I told her: I don't know if I deserve your trust, because I have not been perfect at keeping secrets. Then I named a recent time when I messed up. But she said: I still trust you.
For some reason, I thought about this while driving today, and it brought me to tears. It's really nice when people believe in you and trust you, and trust your intentions. even though you aren't perfect.
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Yesterday, Jon had surgery to put in screws since he broke his wrist playing softball. Due to bad communication from the doctor /nurses, and things taking longer than expected, I ended up waiting outside the hospital in my car for almost 7 hours (I could have gone home if I knew it would take so long). Anyways, it's not a big deal for me since I had people to text while I was in my car, and I listened to music. I'm pretty good at doing nothing, like when I go on long plane rides, I prefer to spend time in my own thoughts and sleep, versus watching movies. So, it really wasn't a big deal. But everyone started feeling bad for me (and Jon), especially since our life groups had a joint event at his house, that we thought we would make, but ended up missing.
When we finally came home at midnight, a few people were still there waiting for us. They really didn't have to wait for us, but it was so nice to see them. It was so, so nice.
I always get made fun of for using really lame adjectives like "great", "nice", "good", but I hope you can really feel the depth of how nice it was. That warm feeling that people love you, believe in you, and are always there for you.
