Oswald Chambers: The Teaching of Disillusionment

"Jesus did not commit Himself to them...for He knew what was in man" - John 2:24-25

"Refusing to be disillusioned is the cause of much of the suffering of human life. And this is how that suffering happens - if we love someone, but do not love God, we demand total perfection and righteousness from that person, and when we do not get it we become cruel and vindictive; yet we are demanding of a human being something which he or she cannot possibly give. There is only one Being who can completely satisfy to the absolute depth of the hurting human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord is so obviously uncompromising with regard to every human relationship because He knows that every relationship that is not based on faithfulness to Himself will end in disaster. Our Lord trusted no one, and never placed His faith in people, yet He was never suspicious or bitter. Our Lord's confidence in God, and in what God's grace could do for anyone, was so perfect that He never despaired, never giving up hope for any person. If our trust is placed in human beings, we will end up despairing of everyone." - Oswald Chambers - My Utmost For His Highest

I have found this to be exactly true in life. I have known many people to be extremely disappointed when someone they have trusted falls short of their expectations. It makes it difficult to trust anyone again. Others have lost faith in God as a result of the sin of a church leader.