What Do We Put Our Faith In?

~Brandon James Scott Scholl

Faith is something that we used every day whether you notice it or not. There are times that we don’t even think about it. A good example of this is walking into a dark room and flipping on the light switch. We have faith in that light switch that it will turn on the light to elluminate the room. Webster’s dictionary defines faith as, “belief and trust in someone or something.” Not only, as a Christian, do I have faith in God and that He is in charge of all things and that He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow but also that my alarm clock will go off at 8 A.M. if I set it. Most of the time when people think of the word faith they go straight into thinking religion or philosophy. Faith is something that is constant in our lives that we don’t realize. Whether it’s the alarm going off to wake you up in the morning or if it’s that your alarm system on your house will go off if someone tries to get into your house in the middle of the night.

Here’s a thought I have on top of all of that. Are human beings the only ones that have faith? Can a dog, for example, have faith that you are going to feed it in the morning? Can a pet have faith that you are going to keep it safe and healthy? Just a random thought to consider.

Just think about what you put your faith in everyday such as that alarm clock or that light switch. All of those things we take for granted or don’t think about them much. What do you think?