It is easy to struggle in the places where we see a little wiggle room or think we have some control. I’m so glad that you benefit from what I write. When it feels like things will never change, I’m realizing there is more to explore in my relationship with God. How would that change your view of God? As a woman in labor wrenches and writhes, I can hardly bear the news. You are sounding more like your wise Father, Mr. Mark, every day! Oftentimes I harden to my pain by minimizing and hiding it. Difficult times can lead us to a point where we feel like our backs are against the wall and there are very little options before us to find a way out or a solution to overcome.

Imagine having been married for a long time, unable to have kids and living in a culture that measured God’s love for you by the number of children you have. Sometimes you do get what you want, only to discover that it doesn't make you happy after all, just disillusioned. Even if I know all the truths above, the Holy Spirit must empower me to take hold of them by faith. When life is hard and circumstances are bewildering and trusting God seems impossible, I am to run to the throne of grace. When I’m struggling with trusting God, he invites me to run to him for sustaining grace.

That God would help me believe his promises and trust him even when life doesn’t make sense. In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. They trusted God completely. Trusting God starts with not leaning on my own understanding and trusting God with ALL my heart. Ann, Obviously I don’t know the situation(s) you refer to but I do know that God does not hate you.

There were no warriors in Israel until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose to be a mother to Israel. Thank you for this work for i have been blessed. Just enter your email below! God orchestrates the people we encounter and the relationships we build, so that he can use us to change lives. These Bible stories about trusting God will inspire you to overcome circumstances and inspire your faith to believe.

1 Thessalonians 3:7 AMPC. This experience can occur in our lives from time to time. What would that have done to your faith in God. I ask sincerely because I held on for 26 years trusting God would finally do anything good in my life but He has only proven how much He must truly hate me to force this life on me. If you are like me, and you endure adversity for any length of time, it can be easy to lose faith and quickly turn to self-pity and unbelief. In fact, his difficult circumstances made him a more compassionate and humble king. This verse is a glorious reminder that God is absolutely unchanging. Learning to trust God through the power of the Holy Spirit is truly insightful. My resistance to vulnerability makes me unsympathetic and fake. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”. Deborah: Trusting God through the demands of life, Zechariah & Elizabeth: Trusting God when a longing is unfulfilled, Woman healed by Jesus: trusting God is taking risks despite the pain, Moses: trusting God when there is no way out, David: trusting God when life is not how you pictured it, Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego: trusting God no matter the outcome, more to explore in my relationship with God, The Red Sea Rules: The Same God Who Led You In Will Lead You Out. Does the condition of your health (physical or mental/emotional) affect your faith? This is the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, a couple described as “very old,” and “childless.”. For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ [4] I will harden (make stubborn, defiant) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will be glorified and honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians shall know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the LORD.” And they did so. When I’m overwhelmed, burdened, and battered by life’s circumstances, I’m tempted to trust in myself rather than the Lord. Rather, God’s word calls me to trust in him with all my heart and to not lean one iota on my own understanding. How do you handle adversity?

Remember God’s Character. What if I can’t pay the bills? You want to trust God, but you have legitimate needs and desires. Hers was just bigger. We can look to Deborah as an example for how to handle the chaos of our daily lives. When I call to mind God’s character, I’m able to trust God even when things don’t make sense. To see difficulty the way God does, we need Bible verses for hard times we can hold on to. Thank you so much for the reminder to “not lean on our own understanding.” All too often it’s also the understanding of others too, and their understanding of a situation is under the same command….don’t lean on it. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart. Yes, I am called to actively put my trust in God. "What?" People from all over the region rushed to him and pressed against him. Wow thanks so much for your encouragement Richard.

As the story of David and our experience with our oldest illustrate, God’s destiny for our lives does not change because of our circumstances.

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