In God We Trust

Over the years there have been various groups that have attempted to remove the "In God We Trust" from the US currency and the evangelical population has been up in arms about it. The ironic thing, is that many even evangelical Christians do not abide by that saying. Currently I'm reading the book called God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew. Each time I read it, God opens my eyes and challenges me in new areas as I read the true story of how God worked in the life of this missionary. Andrew attended a Bible college of sorts where over the entrance to the school there is the saying, "Have faith in God". Throughout his time in the school God continuously provided for him and the ministry he took part in and the lessons God taught him in faith would bring him through some of the most intense times for him both personally and in ministry.

God is really teaching me so much about what it means to truly trust in Him. We say we trust God, but when it really comes down to it do we? I would say that more often than not, we kind of trust in God but our weight is resting more on our bank accounts, our education, our careers, our friendships, our spouses, our family... We trust in God when those things are going the way we would like for them to. When we have that "nest egg", when we have that security of a job, when our parents are getting along trusting in God is a piece of cake. But how well do we pass the test of faith when we don't know how we're going to pay rent, when that lay off comes, when your parents sit you down and tell you they're getting a divorce. God is our heavenly Father who is with us through the calm and the storm, and even when you can't see/feel him we need to trust Him. We need to trust Him to provide as His son tells us that God provides for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, we need to trust him when he says "NEVER will I leave you", and we need to trust him when He tells us "do not be afraid".

Struggles, pain and loss WILL happen, it isn't just a question about "if you have enough faith". The patriarchs, prophets, and apostles all had "enough faith" yet they faced more trials than we could ever imagine. It's not about having faith in faith, but having faith in our sovereign, awesome, good, and holy God. We may not understand the pain we're experiencing at the time, but He is faithful as His ways are not our ways. So I guess as I'm trying to learn this lesson of faith the question I want to send out into this great void is do you truly really have faith and faith in God alone?