In God We Trust

Trusting in God seems easy enough, right? That’s the advice we give most often when faced with tough decisions or hardship. We trust in Him for all kinds of things, like salvation, delivery of promises in Heaven and we trust that He will always be with us. What about the big things? It’s not always easy to trust in God when we are searching for a job, the money is all gone and we look to others for help.

The Bible is filled with passages where someone (either individually or collectively) didn’t trust in God. There are just as many verses where we are commanded to trust in Him. Wholly trust in Him, not partially. I remember searching for a job, placing trust in God to take care of me. I trusted Him to take care of me but not enough to find me a job.



Trusting in God is difficult – mostly because we as humans have a natural fear of the unknown. Yes, it’s nice to say we trust in Him but we still worry, anguish over what we cannot control. We sweat bullets over paying a bill that’s due, rather than trusting that God will provide for us just as He’s promised.

Also, we find it difficult to trust God because His ways don’t always make sense to our human minds. Think about Abraham about to sacrifice his son. That could not have sounded right to this proud father. But because he trusted in God and obeyed Him, the son was spared.

Another reason it’s not easy to trust in God is because God’s timetable is different from ours. Years ago, I moved to a new city hoping for a fantastic life. Things started out great but soon went downhill. Within a year I was back in my old hometown without anything to show for myself. Looking back, I realize that I was ahead of God. I moved there before I was supposed to. When I moved there on God’s time, things fell into place and life was good. At least until it was time for me to move back.

We control every aspect of our lives so it’s not easy to surrender to God. The thing is, He commands that we do it. By not trusting Him, we are sinning. When we put our focus and attention on our problems, our sorrows, our finances or whatever, we are taking our focus off of God. He wants us to focus on Him, let Him worry about the problems of this world. I know, easier said than done.

What if you try this, take it one day….one hour at a time. Put all your troubles in a box and give it to God to babysit for one hour. See how good you feel after that. See if you can do it for 8 hours while you are at work, 8 more hours while you sleep. I know 8 hours of sleep is a stretch for some but you will rest better when God is tending to your concerns.

Until next time.