Well they are pretty much the same thing.
If you trust someone/thing, you have faith in he/she/it.....and vice versa
Webster's actually defines faith as having "complete trust".
So.... where is your faith/trust?
You reveal weakness/insecurity/convictions/sin/struggles with where your faith is. You allow yourself to be all of you with them. You allow yourself to be taken advantage of, because you trust that they won't do it. It's really hard to have faith in a lot of people/things/Savior because it requires so much of you to give up things to have that trust.
I think this is where people put the brakes on with their relationship to God. They are okay in believing in Him. They will pray to Him. They will get up Sunday mornings for Him.....
But.... we don't tend to be weak with Him and a lot of times we put in safety nets in our lives if God doesn't come through (the way we want Him to).
How many people save money? You probably think it's a great think to save for the future.
Is it?....or are you saving because you don't have faith God will provide you with what you need?
Maybe that is too much of a tangent.....
Whether you trust or don't, have faith or don't, you have to have a relationship to have both. You can't trust or have faith in someone that you don't know. If you struggle with faith, maybe you struggle with knowledge of what you're needing faith in.
Read, Pray, Mediate, Give, Fast
May you realize where you are honestly and truly at in your faith. May you not lie to others and yourself when God knows you don't trust. May you understand that in your honesty you are showing faith and God will respond.
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You are a gifted writer. Please keep doing this. Nancy
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