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Faith Vs. Trust: What's The Difference

 I don't know about you. 

But sometimes, it's difficult to be a Christian. 

This is because I have a LOT of questions. 

Questions that I rarely hear the answers to. 

And questions that keep me in a not so good mental state. 

Here are one of the questions that I recently pondered. 

"What is the difference between faith and trust in God?"











I truly didn't know until I did some study. 

Here is what I found out. 

FAITH is a gift from God and TRUST is an action on our part. 

Follow me and I will explain a little more. 

FAITH VS TRUST: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

You see, when we are born again (get saved), we exchange our old selves for Jesus' work on the Cross. 

When this happens, we are given spiritual gifts, one of them being faith. 

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV) 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God

As we grow in Christ, we begin to rely on God instead of ourselves. 

Relying on God is trust. 

Proverbs 3:15 (NIV) 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

Still confused? 

I hope this can help. 

Think of faith in terms of a noun and trust in terms of a verb. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing, by definition. 

Faith is not something we have to do. 

It is a gift from God that we get when we are born again. 

But trust is a verb. 

A verb is a word that indicates action or taking an action. 

Trusting God, relying on His character, His Word, and His people requires action on our part. 

Trusting God requires us to put in the work. 

Let me give a quick example. 

I have a 2013 Kia Soul. 

Whenever I unlock the car to get go somewhere, I am relying on it to crank up. 

I trust my car to crank but it does require me putting the key in the ignition.

I hope this blog post helps. 

I don't claim to be an authority, but I did use the word of God as a reference to decipher trust vs faith. 

Here are some biblical references for both words

FAITH
Ephesians 2:8
Romans 10:17
Galatians 5:22
Hebrews 12:2

TRUST
Ps 37:3
Proverbs 3:5 
Isa 30:15

So, I hope that clears up a bit of confusion on faith vs trust. 

If all else fails, think of faith as a gift and trust as an action. 

Let me know what you think below. 

God bless you and thank you so much for reading. 
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