Choosing Faith In A World Of WorrySample

God Calls Us to Trust 

God doesn’t tell us everything we want to know. He doesn’t clear all obstacles from our path or take away our choices. He has not promised to make life easy for us. He has placed us in this challenging world at a complex time, and he wants us to trust him. Sometimes that means we believe him when everything around us tells us God is a liar. “For we live by believing and not by seeing” (2 Corinthians 5:7). Sometimes it means we stay still when our instincts tell us it’s our job to take action (Psalm 46:10). There is no better way for us to learn that without God, we’re hopeless and helpless to do anything that really matters (John 15:5).

Trust does not mean we will be happy, or that “it will all work out in the end.” It doesn’t mean life will be neat and tidy or we’ll always feel like thanking God for what comes our way. It does mean recognizing that God is bigger and better than we are and choosing to let him lead us, knowing he will never fail or forsake us.

Many of us need to constantly remind ourselves of this dual truth: we are not in charge of the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of control. Someone far greater, more righteous, and wiser than us is in charge. This is one of the reasons our worry is futile: “You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail” (Proverbs 19:21). 

If we rely only on our own understanding, it’s easy to feel consumed with worry over the condition of our planet and the possibilities for the future of the human race. But “our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes” (Psalm 115:3). Perhaps the most powerful Bible passage illustrating God’s control over this world is Job 12, which affirms, “The life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being” (Job 12:10).

From Anxious by Amy Simpson