But more importantly, it’s a reminder about trust
Let’s be honest for a second.
If you are reading this, you are probably tired. Not the “I need a nap” kind of tired, but the deep, bone-level exhaustion that comes from trying to hold everything together by yourself.
You are trying to fix the relationship.
You are trying to secure the promotion. You are trying to manage the health diagnosis.
You are trying to predict the future so you won’t get hurt.
And it is breaking you.
The Illusion of Control
Here is the hard truth we don’t like to preach on Sunday mornings: You are not good at being God.
Neither am I. We are terrible at it. We can’t see tomorrow. We can’t change people’s hearts. We can’t rewind time or guarantee safety. Yet, we wake up every day and load the weight of the universe onto our own shoulders as if we were the ones in charge.
Proverbs 3:5-6 is a verse we’ve heard so many times it becomes wallpaper. But read it again like you’ve never seen it:
“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.”
Did you catch the dangerous part? “Lean not on your own understanding.”
That means there will be times when God asks you to move forward, and it will make zero sense to your brain. It will look risky. It will look scary. It will look illogical.
Why Trusting is Hard (And Why It’s Worth It)
We don’t struggle to trust God because He is unfaithful. We struggle to trust God because we are control freaks.
Trust is not a feeling. If you wait until you feel like trusting, you will never do it. Trust is a decision you make with your feet. It is the act of taking your hands off the steering wheel of your own life and saying, “Lord, I don’t understand this, but I know You. And because I know You, I will not panic.”
Think about a chair. You don’t pray about a chair and ask for a sign before you sit down. You look at the chair, decide it is sturdy, and then you sit. You transfer your full weight.
Trusting the Lord means transferring your full weight—your future, your kids, your finances, your reputation—onto Him. Even when the floor looks shaky.
Three Practical Ways to Trust Today
If you are tired of saying you trust God but living like an orphan who has to fend for yourself, try this:
- Start your morning with surrender, not strategy. Before you check your email or your to-do list, say out loud: “God, I don’t know what is in this day, but I choose to trust You before I understand it.”
- Stop rehearsing your problems. What you rehearse, you strengthen. If you constantly replay your fears in your head, you are feeding your anxiety. Instead, rehearse God’s track record. What has He brought you through before?
- Do the next right thing. You can’t see the whole staircase, but you can see one step. Trust doesn’t require you to know the ending; it requires you to obey the next instruction.
The Bottom Line
You were never meant to carry that weight.
The God who spoke galaxies into existence is asking you to stop working so hard to manage your own life. He is not a co-pilot. He is not a backup plan. He is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all.
So take a breath. Unclench your fists. And whisper the most dangerous prayer you can pray:
“Lord, I don’t get it. But I trust you.”
Because in the end, trusting the Lord isn’t about having a perfect life. It’s about having a perfect Peace in the middle of a messy one.
Thanks for reading. Now go live like you actually believe it.
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