Faith and trust
Faith is trust in the love and grace of God in Christ. (Josef Simsa) D.L. Moody quotes: Trust in yourself and you will be disappointed; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you alone; trust in your good reputation, and some slanderous tongue may ruin it; trust in God and you will never be put to shame. We read from Paul: Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 2 Corinthians 1:9 (ESV) We wonder why Paul had such strong faith in God. The Second Letter to the Corinthians contains an unusual collection of words that express suffering: fear, beatings, dangers, persecution, sadness, weakness, and so on. At the same time, we find words of comfort, joy, and victory. 1. How do we define trust? Trust is a quality that reflects one's outlook on life, both in the present and the future. The reason modern man has lost his trust is that he has lost his Creator. According to ...