Trusting God

Do you ever struggle with trusting God? Most all of us have at one time or another, maybe more often than not. Trust can be hard.

Perhaps you’ve been hurt in the past, and this makes it hard to trust anyone, including God. Maybe it’s hard to trust in someone you can’t see. Maybe your situation makes no sense, and neither does the time that goes by as you wonder what God is doing. Many of us experience these feelings at some point in our life.

Some Thoughts about Trusting God

Trust is often something we try to come up with on our own. We think if we just try harder or if we only had more faith, or if we knew how to pray or if we prayed more often, trusting God would be easier for us. We try to pull it up from somewhere inside ourselves. But we can’t dig deep enough anywhere to find the kind of trust that God deserves. It’s not humanly possible.

Trust doesn’t start with looking inside ourselves to find it. Trust begins with surrender.

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When we are willing to surrender, God will grow our ability to trust, but we have to be willing to take that first step. God will not make us yield to Him and He won’t force us to be obedient. He loves us so much that He gives us the freedom to make our own choices.

If you are finding it hard to surrender, if you want to trust God more, here are some verses that you can read, think about, and pray that help you as you move toward trusting the Lord more.

Bible Verses for When You Want to Trust God More

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

The root word for trust in this verse means “to rest on with all one’s weight.” We are to lean on the Lord, not on our own understanding. It’s a relief, isn’t it – to know that we don’t have to figure it all out because God has already done that for us. It’s His understanding that we can rest in, even when we cannot see the pathway ahead. When we put all our weight into letting Him be in control, then we’ll find our load much lighter and our path much brighter.

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Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. Psalm 37:5 ESV

In this verse, the word “way” is referring to one’s whole journey or over-all way of life. Here we are told to commit our whole life to the Lord and to trust in Him. And then what happens? He will act. Wow! I’d love living in a way that results in God working on my behalf. How about you? We can’t always see what God is doing, but we are promised He will act as we trust in Him.

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Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8 ESV

The word “pour” in this verse means to pour out to transform. Only Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit can do the kind of transforming we need. What is it that you need to pour out today before the Lord?  When we surrender to God and trust Him, we have the promise before us that He is our refuge.

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          Trusting God Prayer Challenge

Here’s a simple prayer challenge that will give you a tangible way to develop more trust in God. Remember, the ability to trust God is something that builds over time as you spend time in prayer and Bible study and experiencing God in the difficult times. But don’t forget – the first step is up to you. Being obedient to surrender to Him is the beginning of trust.

Take the Trusting God  Prayer Challenge!

1) Before you begin your prayer or Bible study time, choose one of the verses above (Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 62:8).

2) Read and repeat the verse out loud. Consider saying it as a prayer.

3) Think about the words in these verses. They are God’s truth for you.

4) Begin your prayer time this way each time you pray for one week. These kinds of verses will help you have a good mindset going into your prayer time. See if it makes a difference in your prayer life!

5) Grab this free printable for writing the verses and put it in a convenient place where you will see it often. Consider adding this printable to our free prayer guide. It fits well with the first section – rely on God. You can find both of these free items in the Prayer Library, and you can get access by filling out the form below.

Focusing on any of these verses will help your mindset as you go into prayer. The words are truths that will help you trust God – even when you don’t know what is ahead.

 

Let’s Pray

Lord, we come before You now asking that You would help us lean on you with all our strength. Help us to give our whole way of life to you. We want to trust You more. Help us to pour out our hearts to You – our dreams and hopes, our trials and fears, our sins that separate us from You. Take all this, Lord, and transform us into the people you want us to be. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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