In Man do We Trust?

Tonight I feel inspired to speak on the subject of trust.
To begin, it first needs to be said that no man of himself is worthy of trust. Myself included. This is a virtue which man must prove he possesses; it cannot be assumed. "Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help" Psalm 146:3. Regrettably, this hard lesson too many learn through bitter experience. Yet one is pressed to ask, must it be this way? Must man be so precarious a creature that he ought to be tested before he is deemed worthy of love and confidentiality? Let us go back and look to the past for our answer.
From the beginning, God made man and he was good. And the woman who came from him was also good. But Evil came to tempt them in their love for God, and in failing to love Him through disobedience, a breach was set between them. Through this rift man and woman came to know the fruit of this disobedience, i.e. suffering. They betrayed both God, themselves and eachother and hid themselves as a byproduct of this reality. He no longer trusted her and she no longer trusted him. Original sin now scared the entire human race due to this act of infidelity. The question now begs, does there exist a hope for the restoration of that unity between the sexes? Will they ever find that trust again? The answer to this question is two fold.
The first half of the answer requires the mentioning of Christ. Christ came into the world to restore His people to the state of sanctifying grace through His death and resurrection. He alone enabled man to regain the potential for perfection and strive after union with its God, which up to this point in human history was impossible. He healed the wound of division between man and God and consequentially, man and woman could again possess that love which was lost through that original sin. But this manner of love can only be had when the love of God is the unitive source between two people. Perhaps an analogy might serve to prove my point. Think of it like this. Man and woman together can play a cord on the piano called life. Yet which notes to play they do not know since they are not the composer but the notes themselves. Without the "divine" composer the two notes are left silent, or else, in their trying to find another to write their song, they result in making nothing but a ridiculous racket. Only the one who knows music can order the cords according to their function. And appropriately, through him the notes create a most beautiful harmony, which only he could have created. Would not eveyone want to go to the maker of music to become the symphony they were made for? God is our divine composer and if we want to find that cord in our life with another, we must turn to Him to find it.
Secondly, though a trust between man and woman be possible, there are points of concern that should be noted. Yes, one may find that person with whom they can trust, but it cannot be emphansized enough, that even they too may occasionally fail us in times of need. In fact, I believe it is imperative that this be true in a relationship. Let me explain why. It's essential that we remember man is not God and will not always be there. He may die or he may leave us out of necessity, out of no will of his own. This is meant to remind us that we are not made for man, but for God. Trust should ultimately then only rest in Him because, in the end, He alone will be there when all others are gone.
Ergo Dico Vobis...
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. For where your treasure lies, there will your heart also be." (Matt 6.) Where your treasure, your heart, your love, your trust lies, there you will be. Be careful then, not to give that gift of your trust but to those who have first given their's to Christ, for only then is that trust truly secured since it's fulfillment is not expected here but is awaited in the refuge of eternity, where man and woman can again share that love which was lost and which through Christ no one can take from them.
Therefore in answering the hard question "Must man be so precarious a creature that he ought to be tested before he is deemed worthy of love and confidentiality?" In all simplicity yes. But do not let this truth deter you from giving your love to another because this life is meant to teach us, and if we take risks and love another, while simultaneously planting our trust firmly in God, then we can hope that whatever happens to us will happen to us for our good, for to those who love (or trust) God, all things work unto good. Be not afraid et Ite cum Deo....