Trust

Trust, it's an interesting, fickle beast it seems. As I mentioned before in regards to my approval interview I got a flat tire coming out of the garage. Since I was due for an oil change as well I just had it all taken care of at the Saturn Dealer. It started out as a repair and then they said I really needed to replace all four tires. Since I'll be driving back to Colorado soon, and doing plenty of driving around there, I figured it was probably a good idea. Yet it also got me to thinking about trust.

I don't really know much about the mechanics of a car whatsoever. When I bring my car in for something and they suggest I need other repairs I simply have to trust them and go with it. I think many of us are in the same boat. If it's not the car mechanic, then maybe it's the doctor, or other people that we find ourselves blindly trusting. It's just simply a part of life. Is not trust a large part of faith? In essence when we trust what the "expert" is telling us we have faith that they are telling us the truth and will do the right thing. Yet how many people will trust their car mechanic, but refuse to trust God, to have faith in God? I know there are a lot of times that I have more faith in a doctor or a mechanic than I have in God. I wonder why that is? The bottom line for me is it doesn't really make sense. I have FAR more reason to trust God, to have faith in God, but there still remain times that I do not. It is somehow easier to put my faith in someone that is a little more tangible to me.