Trusting God is Never Easy!
Trusting God is never easy, in fact it is one of the greatest calls of our faith and one of the hardest battles for our flesh.
Trust isn’t built overnight. Just like with people, we learn to trust God through history and experience!
David could say, “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1), because he had already experienced God’s faithfulness in the wilderness against lions, bears, and Goliath.
Trust grows as we walk with Him, not just when we read about Him.
On paper, it should be easy. After all, God is faithful! He cannot lie (Numbers 23:19); His promises never fail; His Word has been proven true through every generation.
But in practice, trust is not always easy. Why? Because we live in the tension of two realities:
What God has said, what we see with our eyes. We are asked to trust One we cannot see (2 Cor. 5:7).
Delays test our patience and make us question if God has forgotten (Habakkuk 2:3).
What we see often looks opposite of what God promised!
Abraham was told he would be the father of many nations yet year after year, Sarah remained barren.
Joseph dreamed of ruling yet found himself in a pit and a prison.
Even Jesus in Gethsemane prayed with anguish, “If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me…” before yielding to, “Not my will, but Yours be done” (Matthew 26:39).
Trust isn’t the absence of fear or questions — it is the choice to surrender despite them.
David captured this paradox when he said: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you” (Psalm 56:3).
Notice he didn’t deny the fear. He acknowledged it, then made a decision: I will trust God anyway.
If trust feels hard right now, don’t condemn yourself. God isn’t disappointed in your wrestling.
Instead, He uses the struggle to draw you deeper.
Job declared, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him: but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” (Job 13:15)
Job was not speaking in comfort or blessing, he was speaking in the midst of loss, sickness, betrayal, and silence from God.
He had lost his children, wealth, health, and the support of his wife and friends.
Yet, in the ashes, he declared: “Even if God allows my life to be taken, I will still trust Him.” (Job 13:16)
This wasn’t blind optimism. It was raw, tested Faith.
Trust doesn’t always feel easy in the moment, but in hindsight, we will see that God was faithful all along.
Shalom
~ Syreeta Thomas
I agree with you. The Ultimate Trust in God comes over a period of time, of relying on our own understanding and realized it has also gotten in the way of the Ultimate Faith in God
Blessings peace and love to you and yours dear Syreeta.
Trusting and waiting on God has always been a challenge for me. Your post has provided me with clarity, opened my spiritual eyes and has increased my faith.
Thank you….God bless
Amen.
Praise God! God bless you, dear Sister Syreeta! I receive and embrace the message in this post. This is what I’m experiencing right now.The circle of friends and family, sometimes grow smaller – when they do not think there is anything to be gained materially.
I choose to continue in believing in God who created me, who is the “All Living God” in Jesus Christ, our loving Savior. Even when all hope seems lost – I rely on Jesus Christ as our Blessed Hope.
God bless you, Sister Syreeta! I thank God for allowing, prompting you to share this message.
❤️