God Calls Us to Trust: He Does the Rest
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?
Trusting God Will Bring Good
And honestly, I struggled to believe 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 my trust in 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, 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.
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 trusting grows stronger 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)
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.
Our trusting grows 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.
Our trusting grows 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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Yes, God calls us to trust Him. I find comfort and peace when I trust in Him. 🙂 Have a blessed day!
Melissa, thank you. You keep Melissa in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because she trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
Excellent job! We risk nothing but gain EVERYTHING when we trust in God. We are better off when we understand being vulnerable and surrendering to the One who created all things isn’t a weakness, nor will it hurt us. Rather, there is perfect peace and added blessing in choosing to rest in God and trust that His perfect plan WILL PREVAIL. May we cling to that trust.
That’s a good word, Jessica. Thanks for sharing your comment. 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.“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust’.” Psalm 91:2 (NIV)
Giving up our illusion that we are in control is so very difficult for many people, but it is necessary if we desire a closer walk with the Lord. He is large and in charge, day in and day out. Trusting in Him can certainly diminish and eliminate our worries.
Blessings, Karen!
Beautifully said, Martha. You keep Martha in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because she trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
His ways are so much better than mine so I put my trust in Him. Great messages Karen. Thank you for sharing
Thank you, Yvonne. Your comment reminded me of God’s ways and thoughts being higher than ours. “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)
Another post I just fell in love with Ms. Karen. So many times I am wont to rely on myself when a trial or temptation arises. It seems that I want to trust my “Head knowledge” more than my “Heart knowledge.” The difference is that “head knowledge” is based on what I think I know, what I perceive, and what my history tells me is the best approach. “Heart knowledge” says “trust God”, He has never failed and never will. “Heart knowledge” wills us to place our trust in the trustworthy One who already knows the outcome. He already knows the right page. Trusting Him to guide our path, be they decisions, actions, etc., is a sign of a maturing faith. As far as I’ve come in this journey called sanctification, I sometimes realize I have miles and miles to go. Loved the post ma’am. Thank you for your continued encouragement and inspiration.
Hey J.D., I like how you describe this struggle we often experience between trusting in God or ourselves as head or heart knowledge. I never thought about it that way before, but it’s true. It’s so easy to jump in and trust ourselves in what we know or think we know in how to handle a situation. But we really are just handling it with our heads and in the natural. If we can remember the Lord brings the supernatural into play in our lives. So all the areas of our lives are best in His hands and not ours. God bless.
Amen and amen, Karen. We trust. He works. That’s good.
I still have to work on it sometimes though. Thanks and God bless!
Nancy, I pray to remember the burden to work on my behalf is His, not mine. God bless!
Karen,
It was like you wrote this post just for me. Thank you for the reminder that our God can be trusted to do what is best. I especially loved inserting me name into the scripture (I said it out loud).
Hugs!
Hey Beckie, I’m so encouraged to hear this. Glad these words spoke to your heart. I’m praying to trust the Lord to bring about good in any situation of my life. Our loving and caring heavenly Father knows best and is directing the details from His throne room of glory. Love and hugs!
Learning to trust the Lord consistently is one of the challenges of spiritual growth. We utter our prayers and we leave them in God’s hands, waiting for what He will do, trusting Him. This is important!
Yes, Melinda, it is one of those areas we continue to grow in on the Christian journey. Like the hymn, “Trust and obey.” 🙂
I agree, it’s not always easy to trust God, but it brings a lot of peace when we do. I like the idea of inserting your own name into the verse from Isaiah.
Thanks for commenting, Lesley. You keep Lesley in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because she trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
Thank you for this much needed reminder today! “I’m realizing the Lord grows my faith and trust in Him more when life seems unknown than when things are going as planned.” So absolutely true! I have been reminding myself that God is holy, just, and always good! Oh for grace to trust Him more!”
Yes, Joanne, it’s proven so true for me in my life. You keep Joanne in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because she trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
Karen, God has shown Himself faithful every time I’ve walked through a difficult season. Like you, I’ve found that my trust in Him, my faith, deepens when I walk through those seasons because I have to trust Him through them. And in the “have to,” I learn it’s more I “get to” trust Him and know that He will walk me through those hard times. I still struggle with trusting Him when I can’t see the way through, but that’s what trust is about, isn’t it? Believing He is working all things for good in my life. Not for “easy,” but for “good.”
Beautifully said, Jeanne. It’s difficult to have faith and trust in the “assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 ESV.
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