Faith in what/who?

What or who do we really have faith in? There’s a difference in talking about this and actually living it out. It’s easy for us to say that we have faith in God. But do we really? Do our actions show that we actually have faith in God, or do our actions betray us as liars? Ouch. Actions speak louder than words after all.

But the more difficult thing about this is that there isn’t a nice clear line. How much of our actions need to show that our actions are actually in alignment with our stated beliefs? And who gets to judge that? Good luck with that.

I don’t think there’s a nice easy answer to any of this if we are honest.

Who or what do we put our faith in for our safety? Maybe many things and people and God. Maybe we have unspoken expectations and assumptions related to safety. Maybe we are privileged in some way that we don’t have to think about our safety or the safety of our loved ones. Maybe it depends on context and geography and economic status and gender and sexuality and employment and education and…

What are the things that we have faith in for our safety? Are some of these a false faith — something that will probably let us down when trouble gets real? Will some of these things actually create more problems than offer safety?

Do weapons offer us safety or just the feeling of being safer? Or less safe? What about security measures like locked doors and metal detectors and whatnot? What about security personnel being present? Are we really safe with all of this? Or…