FAITH

Rachelle, Jamie and David are relaxing in hammocks which I hung up on our porch. Are they demonstrating "Faith" or "Trust" in my ability to hang a hammock? The two words are often confused, so I researched them. Faith is a noun. It is something you have or possess, a “substance” or “evidence” of things both hoped for and not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Faith in God is the confident belief that He is the sovereign Creator of all things and that He can and will do what He claims. Trust, on the other hand, is a verb. It is something you do or act upon. Faith always comes first, but trust is never guaranteed. It is a willful choice, a deliberate action, and can only grow out of your faith. So they had Faith in my abilities and then they demonstrated trust by laying back and relaxing in the hammocks!