Is trusting God difficult for you? Or, would you prefer to place your trust in yourself or others? And have you ever wondered:
How will I get through this?
Where do I turn?
What are we going to do?
Several times in my life, it felt as if I were free-falling. Like an amusement park ride, the bottom fell out from under me.
Such as the times my husband or I lost a job, our livelihood. And when I miscarried our second baby and hoped to have another child. Also, when my father passed away. In all those cases, insecurity locked arms with me as my unwelcome companion.
Because I not only panicked about our financial situation with a job loss, but I also wondered: what do we do now?
And honestly, I struggled to believe and trust God would get us through this and bring about our good in some way. Even though my trust waned in the past, we had indeed made it through the same hardship before.
After the miscarriage, the Lord blessed us with another child. But, if I never carried another baby to full term, would trusting God seem futile? When a loved one passes away instead of receiving a healing, is trusting God still possible?
While we may desire to place our full trust in God’s care, power, control, purpose, plan, and believe He has our best interest at heart, it’s not an easy thing. In fact, it’s super hard.
So is it possible to fully trust our heavenly Father, without hesitation, no matter our circumstances?
Oh, sure, I trust God when life is going along without a hitch. But what about when life isn’t good?
I’m realizing the Lord grows my faith and trust in Him more when life seems unknown than when things are going as planned. He’s growing in me a trust without hesitation.
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Here’s what I’m learning.
Our Job is Trusting Instead of Worrying
Our job as a Christ-follower is to trust God’s power, ways and purposes.
And God’s job is everything else. He does the heavy-lifting.
Letting God be God and do His job changes our spiritual position from hustling to resting, from working to trusting, and from worrying to worshipping the Almighty.
Our trust is without hesitation when we look back and see God’s faithfulness in the past.
Then trust transfers over to our present and positions us for our future.
“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust’.” Psalm 91:2 (NIV)
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We Trust God’s Impeccable Timing
We believe God is in control, on our side, and trust His impeccable timing.
God continues to remind me that His timing really is perfect. When I impatiently run ahead of Him, it never turns out well. And I often forfeit the best He has for me.
We trust God without hesitation when we give up control and hand the reins to Him. Then He reigns supreme in our hearts and lives.
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
We Trust the Lord’s Plans and Ways
We know the Lord’s plans for us are always for our good and His glory.
Even hardships that test our faith lead to a greater trust in the Lord. Walking through these trials is what God uses to pull us closer to himself and grow our trust that He’s working behind the scenes on our behalf even when we can’t see it.
Our loving and caring heavenly Father knows best and is directing the details from His throne room of glory.
We trust without hesitation when we lay down our agenda for God’s agenda; we pray for His kingdom in our lives instead of our own kingdom.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not trust in your own understanding. Agree with Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLV)
Next Step in Trusting
To combat anxiety, insecurity, panic or trouble letting go of control, it’s helpful to insert your name in the following scripture and the other verses in this article:
You keep ________ in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because she trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
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I love this: “Our job as a Christ-follower is to trust God’s power, ways and purposes. And God’s job is everything else. He does the heavy-lifting.” It’s almost comical that we think we can think we can do better when we take things into our own hands. Yet God patiently and consistently puts us in a position where He is our only help, that we might learn to look to Him and trust Him.
It is really comical, Barbara, how we think we can do a better job than God himself. I mean, if He created the world and me, and He manages the universe, wouldn’t He manage my life best, too? Thanks for your comment.
I’m so thankful that God is trustworthy. It’s a journey to learn to trust his perfect goodness, but he is faithful to prove it again and again.
Me too, Lisa. That spiritual hindsight, looking back on God’s faithfulness over and over builds out trust.
It’s crazy how hard it is to let God be God when we are hurting! Thanks for these reminders of how to trust Him!
So true, Bethany. But the Lord always teaches me the deeper spiritual lessons and builds my trust during the hard times.
I think we struggle most with DISplacing trust in ourselves– which is ridiculous, considering the track record most of us have!
Ha! Exactly, Michele. What are we thinking?! “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not trust in your own understanding. Agree with Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLV)
Wonderful scriptures on trust. Holding to “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
Glad this encouraged you, Debbie. Where we put our confidence makes all the difference in the world.
Even though we are quick to say we trust Him, it’s during those difficult times that our trust is tested. I’m thankful that His tests are not meant to cause us to fail but to help us see that His Holy Spirit working in us, will give us all the grace we need. And, as you said so well, that grows our faith and trust! The enemy, on the other hand, wants to use our tests for his purposes and cause us to give up. I’m holding on through one in my own life and so thankful for His grace!
Thanks for your added insight, Donna. Yes, the enemy has his own agenda when it comes to trials and hardships we go through on what he hopes we will do or not do. Thankful God’s Word reminds us to turn to Him and trust in His heart and promises.
“Our job as a Christ-follower is to trust God’s power, ways and purposes.” We so easily can say we trust God but when the rubber hits the road, we doubt and worry. I am so grateful He proves Himself trustworthy again and again. “Oh, for grace to trust Him more!”
True, Joanne. Saying and doing are polar opposites when it comes to the spiritual journey, especially trusting God. The “without hesitation” part is the hardest of all. After many times of God proving He is worthy of my trust, this gap narrows.
Oh I pray God is building in me a trust without hesitation. Those lessons are definitely a part of my progressive sanctification.
Lauren, I like how you said this is part of your sanctification process, a wonderful way to view it!