What is Faith

Most people think faith is a religious thing. I'm not so sure.

Every day we trust things we can't completely prove. We trust our friends when they say they'll be there. We trust our hard work will pay off. We trust the people building bridges know what they're doing.

Faith, simply put, is trust. And everyone has it – even people who say they don't.

People place their trust in all kinds of things: reason, science, money, success, themselves, their communities, God. Most of us trust a combination of several things. The question isn't whether you have faith. The question is what you're trusting when you don't know what comes next.

For Christians, faith is trusting that Jesus showed us something worth building a life around. Not just believing facts about him, but trusting him enough to try living the way he taught.

That doesn't mean having every answer. I can't prove beyond all doubt that love is stronger than fear, forgiveness is better than revenge, or compassion matters more than power. But I've seen enough to trust those things.

That's what faith is. Not certainty. Just trusting that you've seen enough to take the next step.