Faith and Trust

 

 

Faith and trust:

Are they the same?

I think not

I won’t make that claim.

 

One may observe

That they are similarities

But one should also note

Their diversities.

 

Faith comes by hearing

By hearing the Word.

Trust is different

And this is not absurd.

 

Let’s take the case

Of the three Hebrew boys,

Take note of the stance

They all three employed.

Their faith announced

That God can deliver

But their trust declared

The outcome did not matter.

 

Our faith commences

Just like the dawn

But our trust is like the day

It goes on and on.

 

Faith gets us started up

It is when we plug in

But trust keeps us walking

Away from sin.

 

Every time we sin

That is misplaced trust,

Somewhat like the world

That feel they must.

 

Our faith is in God

And so must be our trust,

Often however,

We are led away by lust.

 

While faith is still present

Our trust is not

And for that fleeting moment

Our God-focus is blocked.

 

I trust you can see

Where I am going with this,

It is particularly critical

This point you do not miss.

 

Yes both are important

And they do overlap

But they are also different

Let me show you that fact.

 

 

Faith is the connection

It is more than talk,

Trust is the constant

That characterizes our walk.

 

Hence you can see

Why we sometimes slip,

It is not faith that is absent

But our trust has taken a dip.

 

To walk out what we believe

Becomes a matter of trust,

It is more than plugging in

This walk is a must.

 

Trust is the heart that pumps

And faith is the blood,

When in proper working order

Everything is good.

 

The apostle James shows

Faith without works is dead,

The exercise of our faith

Evidences our trust instead.

 

Faith’s door is kept open

For every born again believer

So when trust’s door is shut

God can still deliver.

A measure of faith

To every believer is given

But our trust will develop

As the devil’s way is forsaken.

 

 

As God facilitates our faith

Trust is what we do

And regardless of outcomes

Nothing obscures our view.

 

By faith we came to God

And He forgave us our sin,

Trust is the evidence we show

That we belong to Him.

 

Stewart Russell © October 2018