I am with @denmarkguy in the sense that I am also not "Christian" in the conventional sense. I've adopted way too many practices and ideas from other sources to toe that line but I do have a deep and abiding faith that there is something much bigger than all of us. Some call it God, Karma, positive vibes, the universe, the Force, etc. I use all of those terms depending on who I talk to because I'm open to learning and living with intent.
That being said, faith, as you've mentioned is multifaceted. If I break my arm I have faith that the doctor will fix me up. How quickly I heal is up to me. I will overcome obstacles (faith). I will listen to my body and take appropriate action (faith and trust). I am open to trying new things (faith that it doesn't kill me).
I truly believe that my father's death was hastened by his doctors and their snowball effect of "fixes", but I also witnessed the moment my father said enough is enough and did not want to prolong his suffering...or ours...as he withered away.
And I prayed. I prayed really hard. This is what I said at the rail week after week. God, if you're not going to cure him, and I really hope that you do, please take him quick. As hard as it is that he's gone, I have faith that my father is still with me and perhaps he's got some good vibes in the universe to keep me on the right path and watch out for me.
Thank you, my friend, for sharing from your heart about this.
I've had some discussions recently with another Steemian about how human language is so imprecise... words like faith and belief are really "all over the map."
I do see, again and again, that faith in doctors is seriously misplaced faith. Doctors today are very different from doctors when I was a boy....