Faith is having a steadfast belief in something (or someone) without having proof. It’s hopeful, optimistic, and looks toward the future with possibility and expectancy. Trust is similar, but it is more about actively relying upon someone’s character and consistency. When we operate within trust, we’re able to take action based on that person’s integrity and reliability.
For that reason, trust is harder than faith. We can believe that God is capable of all things, but it’s another thing to fully entrust God with every area of our lives. By entrust, that means to act as if God has already worked things out versus questioning whether He’ll come through.
So the question becomes, do you have faith in our God being capable and able, but struggle to trust whether God is willing and ready? If so, you’re not alone!
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Each day, God is seeking to strengthen our entire belief system and teaching us to align with His heart. That doesn’t mean that God will necessarily answer in the ways that we want. That’s neither faith nor trust. However, as the verse below reminds us, when we come to God in a posture of surrender, we can trust that He is listening and hears every single word. How much peace does it give you to know that God actually hears you?
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14 NIV
- Excerpts “100 Days of Believing Bigger” - Marshawn Evans Daniels
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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1NIV
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a waver of the seas, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 NIV
For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:8-9 NIV
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