Faith Isn’t Trust

When you hear someone say, I trust god, they’re saying that they’re willing to take life as it comes.  There is no god; thus, he doesn’t control what happens or what doesn’t happen in a given life.  A Christian would say:  “I leave it in god’s hands.”  So, they interview for the job and if they don’t get it, they say:  “it wasn’t god’s will.”  If they do, they say:  “praise the Lord.”  How convenient?

There’s no such thing as trust in god.  In simple terms, they’re just being optimistic.  When it comes to religion, one can only have absolute faith.  Trust doesn’t apply to gods.  Trust applies when testing the effectiveness of science, mathematics, or language.  Trust applies to testing someone’s dedication, commitment, or level of honesty.  Trust applies to that which is tangible.  Trust and religious faith are not synonymous.