Hey, I did say "at least" one side was wrong.
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I thought I might also share a humorous modern parable about putting your trust in God. (It's an old one so apologies if you have heard it.)
A man decides to be a missionary in Africa. He prays to God for guidance as he is worried, and God answers his prayer saying to the man "As you spread my word in my name, I will look after you."
So he becomes a missionary, and sets out preaching. Whilst walking along a road on a mountain, the path crumbles underneath his feet and he slips down a steep cliff. He grabs an outcrop to prevent his fall, and thinks about how to get to safety. He realises the cliff is too hard to climb up and he won't make it. He looks down and there's a river beneath him, but it's full of crocodiles. Then he remembers his prayer, and with his faith rejoices in the knowledge that God will save him.
A few minutes later, a 4x4 drives above him on the road. A man gets out having seen him, and shouts "I've got a winch, I can pull you up." The missionary shouts back "No, I have put my faith in God, he will save me". The driver replies "Well, okay then, your choice." He gets back in his car and drives on.
Five minutes later a another man in a boat comes down the river. He shouts to the missionary "Hey, if you drop into the river, I'll quickly pull you in before the crocodiles get you." The missonary replies "No, I have put my faith in God, he will save me". The man in the boat shrugs and continues downstream.
Five minutes later a helicopter passes. It pulls close to the man, and the passenger holds out a rope ladder and shouts (very loudly) "I'll throw you this!". The missionary shouts back "No, I have put my faith in God, he will save me." She looks incredulous, but tells the pilot, and the helicopter flies on.
Eventually, with no-one else coming, the missionary becomes too tired to hold on. He drops into the river, and the crocodiles move in and eat him. The missionary goes to heaven, and enters. There, he finds God, and says "I thought you said you would save me if I got in trouble. Where were you?" God looks at the man and frowns, then replies, "I sent you a car, a boat and a helicopter. What more do you expect me to do?"