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trust vs. faith

"Father... don't you have faith in me?"
"I have faith in the lord! I trust you as much as one can trust a 15 year old boy."
That is a line from last weeks episode of House called God vs. House. It wasnt the best episode ever but that line kind of struck me. Not because I see where the guy is coming from, which I do, but thats besides the point. Its because faith is different then trust. People say they lost faith in some one when they really only lost trust in them. But say they lost trust in God but no longer have faith to believe it. I might be just talking out of my butt, but I really dont care. This blog is for me to type and type I will. I do really think its hard for people to understand the difference, many people that have faith in God think that trust is the same thing, but trust can be broken like a promise. God doesnt promise to do anything besides to Love. But we say we trust a certian thing will happen because we prayed about it, but when it doesnt we blame God, and praise ourselves... kind of weird aye? Yeah it is. But when you have faith that God will provide that certian thing and it doesnt happen, you don't blame Him, you praise and glorify Him because it wasnt in His timing or His will. Crazy that we can mix those to weirds up.
faith
n. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.
trust
n. Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.

Faith = no evidence, no substance Trust = has evidence, has substance.
Please dont get me wrong, we should trust in God because He tells us too. But alot of people believe they hear Gods voice or know what God would do, and "trust" that thing will happen, and some times it doesnt. Most of the time we talk to God we really dont listen back... we process the idea that we talked to God about, that we come up with our on conclusion and believe God lead us there. Sometimes it just doesnt turn out. I trust God will provide, because He will, but I have faith that He will do it on His timing, when I truly need it, when it will bring to Him more glory, not something to distract me more.

I might be completely wrong, way off, may have smashed my thumb with the hammer, dropped the nail, and cracked the board. But maybe I got close enough for a point.
I really would like some feed back.
The reason I have this blog is to ask questions to people, have it always there to go back to, to get responses, or just to get out thoughts.
So hop to it

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