Trust Him

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs‬ ‭3:5–6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Trusting God is definitely one of those areas my husband and I, as a couple, and family are being tested in right now. We have lots of moving pieces in our little family to new apartments, new cities, new jobs, new colleges, and lots of unknowns. The seasons we’re facing is exciting in many ways. It’s also a new season coming that we will not all be together doing life together. It’s coming quick and there’s lots of details to handle. Change. It’s Life! With all the change and ups and downs we have all collectively experienced globally over the past two years, I know I am not alone with experiencing this trust crisis in quickly changing uncertain times.

I just look around. There’s so much anxiety and instability in the world. The economy, our government, prices of everything on the rise — all of it can cause so much angst if we let it. As I am learning to trust Him more each day in the current circumstances and climate, some thoughts that go through my head that I have to take captive are, “What do I do?” “If I do ____ then maybe ____ won’t happen.” “What if this happens?” “What if that happens?” Fill in the blanks. Even though I know better, I still find myself trying to figure things out, take matters into my own hands, and control the future in my mind with all the scenarios that may or may not happen. Thats my small minded blindsided box. My understanding. My will. I start to dig in and try to orchestrate things in my mind to find some certainty in the uncertainty by ruminating, thinking, and talking about it to death, and going through all the this’s and that’s and what ifs. It’s exhausting. This is NOT trust. And I know it!

I know I have to get this trust thing right this time. I have to truly let go and let God. When God doesn’t move fast enough for me, my hands start wringing. I try to do His will with my own will. This is so not His will. Obviously. I am reminded today of His word telling me to “Trust Him.” I can trust in my God because His word tells me who He is and how much He loves me. I can put away my understanding and trust Him because He knows all things. I don’t. His ways are higher than my ways and His thoughts are higher than my thoughts. He has good plans for me. His plans are so much better than what I can plan. He loved me so much that he sent His son to die for me that I may have eternal life! What a gift. That’s enough! I can submit each day to Him as He makes the path straight. I can breathe, relax, and let Him be God and I can do my part to trust and believe. Through all the personal and global unknowns and unrest, I can find rest in trusting Him!

These scriptures were prompted as I wrote this. I pray you are encouraged the same way the Holy Spirit encouraged me:

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah‬ ‭55:9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Father I surrender my will. I submit to you and your ways that are higher than mine. Help me to wait on you and not get ahead of you. Help me not circle the same mountain! Thank you that you do have a plan that is your perfect will. Help me today to trust you more. “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalms‬ ‭143:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Amen!

Illustrations by Haley Punjak

Edited by Rachel Harmening