Faith and Trust

"I look for faith that immediately lays to rest the doubts of the day as they arise." Two Listeners aka God Calling.

I spent many years having faith in a God that I did not trust. I awoke to every new day with faith in God - faith that he existed, that he was my savior. I live a certain life because of faith in him.

I also awoke each day without any trust. My faith did extend to his goodness because his goodness did not seem to extend to me. There fore I did not trust him even tho I had faith in him. To have faith in him is his own gift to us. To trust him is our gift to him? Yet we can't even trust him unless he sets us free from the fear that he won't take care of us.

To have a faith that immediately lays to rest the doubts of the day I must know and trust in the aspect of his nature that is his goodness.

I have understood and accepted that he is good without truly feeling it. I have stated it and declared it without feeling it. That is faith I think. But I wouldn't say that I woke up feeling that kind of faith. Perhaps for some it is that easy. Certainly if those are his words then it must be easy.

I think it probably is easy for the one who has come to know him as a God who can be trusted. Faith and trust are so close and yet they are not the same. Perhaps it is that neither can find full expression without the other.