We talk about it all the time. Trust God. So what do you do when that feels really hard to do?
Are you going through a difficult time right now? Do you know deep down that God holds the answers to your troubles, but you are struggling to trust and put your hope in God?
It comes easy to believe and trust when everything in our lives is working out well.
There are periods of time when things are moving along so smoothly, and we are doing all the things that we feel we are supposed to do. It is easy in those times to trust that things will work out for the good. We are full of trust, and we are content, waving our hands in the air with thankfulness and praise.
Then sometimes, life takes a hard turn.
As I write this, I feel like there are people out there sitting at their kitchen tables wondering what went wrong. “How did we get to this place?” you may be asking.
Maybe you are going through a time of spiritual dryness and find it hard to press into His goodness and His plan for your life. Maybe things in your life just took a hard left and now you are finding it hard to know what to do next. Hey, I’ve been there! Believe me when I tell you that I’ve been through seasons like that and I know how dark and lonely it can be. Times like this can make you question your next steps, even feeling like God has forgotten about you. The only thing you can do when it becomes too hard to believe in God’s goodness is to dust off, stand up, and remember who you are in Christ. Then take a second to remember who God is.
He has been there the whole time.
You may not have been able to lean into Him, or you may have felt like He didn’t know what was going on, but He did, and He does. You are His beloved child, the same way you were His child when things were going well, the same way you were His child the last time He came through with that blessing you couldn’t stop telling people about. He is the same God, all the time.
The only thing you can do when it becomes too hard to believe in God’s goodness is to dust off, stand up, and remember who you are in Christ. Then, remember who God is.
Back in the Old Testament, we can see people who felt like God wasn’t near and like He wasn’t there for them when they needed Him. In the book of Ruth, we see that Naomi felt that God had abandoned her. In Genesis, Sarai laughed at God’s promise to send them a son, like it some kind of joke. The Israelites constantly wondered why they had left Egypt to go with Moses and questioned what God was doing in their lives (Exodus, Numbers 14).
In Deuteronomy 10, Moses tells of the building of the Ark of the Covenant and the receiving of the Ten Commandments. He follows that with a reminder for the Israelites:
“For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who is not partial and takes no bribe. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.” (Deut. 10:17-18)¹
These words spoke to me this morning. If it is hard to bring yourself to a place of praise, a place of trust, or even to a place where you can turn to God right now, perhaps these words can help you today, too. The story of the wilderness is such a powerful one. But, these people were struggling to trust and believe God, and God walked beside them, patiently, forgiving them over and over again.
Time and time again, the Israelites questioned and fell away, and time and time again, God came to them and took care of them, provided for their needs, and loved them even when they weren’t loving Him. God came through. If you are struggling today to remember who God is, spend some time with these words:
“He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.“ (Deut.10:21).¹
Take a moment to tell God about your trouble. He knows what you are feeling. Tell Him about your thoughts, and then remember that He has been there so many other times before.
Remember that He loves you. Remember that you can run to Him. And then remember that the sun will rise again, and God will be there too.
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¹Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
