Trust God Anyway Thursday

February 12, 2026

Beautiful woman,

Let’s take the surface off this today.

Trusting God is easy when the door opens.
It is easy when the money comes through.
It is easy when the relationship works out.
It is easy when the diagnosis is clear and hopeful.

But what about when it’s not?

What about when the door closes?
When the phone doesn’t ring?
When the apology never comes?
When the healing feels slow?
When you prayed and it still fell apart?

That is where trust becomes real.

Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV) says:
“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.”

All your heart.

Not the strong parts.
Not the confident parts.
All of it.

And that is where most of us struggle.

Let Me Be Transparent

There was a season in my life where trusting God was not poetic. It was painful.

I had lost things.
I had lost people.
I had lost stability.
I had lost control.

And if I’m honest, I did not struggle because I didn’t believe in God.
I struggled because I didn’t understand Him.

I didn’t understand why obedience didn’t immediately equal relief.
I didn’t understand why surrender didn’t instantly remove pressure.
I didn’t understand why healing felt like breaking before it felt like restoration.

There were nights I prayed and cried in the same breath.
There were moments I said, “God, I trust You,” but internally I was still trying to figure out a backup plan.

Because when you’ve survived trauma, disappointment, or instability, trust does not come naturally. Control does.

And I had to confront something hard:

I wasn’t lacking belief.
I was lacking surrender.

Trusting God When You Don’t Know the Outcome

Matthew 6:30 (NIV) says:

“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”

When Jesus said “you of little faith,” He was not insulting.
He was exposing anxiety.

He was addressing women and men who were worried about provision, about survival, about what comes next.

And if we are honest, most of our fear still centers around the same thing:

Will I be okay?
Will I have enough?
Will this work out?
Will I be abandoned again?
Will I fail?
Will I fall back?

Trusting God anyway means choosing to believe He will cover you, even when the math does not add up.

The Real Reason Trust Is Hard

Let’s tell the truth.

Some women struggle to trust God because they have been disappointed by authority, by leadership, by fathers, by partners, by systems.

When trust has been broken repeatedly, your nervous system learns to brace for impact.

So instead of trusting fully, you:

Overwork.
Overthink.
Overprepare.
Overanalyze.
Overcontrol.

You tell yourself it’s wisdom.
But sometimes it is fear wearing wisdom’s clothes.

And God is not asking you to be reckless.

He is asking you to release what you were never meant to carry alone.

What Happens When We Don’t Trust Him

When we don’t trust God fully, life becomes heavy.

We make decisions from anxiety instead of alignment.
We say yes out of fear of lack.
We stay in places God told us to leave because stability feels safer than obedience.
We chase money instead of peace.
We hold onto relationships God already released.

And we wonder why we are tired.

Trusting God is not passive.
It is active surrender.

Matthew 6:33 (NIV) says:

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Seek first.

Not second.
Not when everything falls apart.
First.

That means when you wake up and your mind is already racing, you choose Him first.
When fear tries to speak, you answer with truth.
When uncertainty shows up, you align your heart before you align your plan.

How to Trust God When You Don’t Know How

Let me make this practical.

Trust is built in daily discipline.

Be honest with God. Tell Him exactly where you struggle.
Stop pretending to be stronger than you are.
Release control in small decisions first.
Remember the seasons He already brought you through.
Stop rehearsing worst-case scenarios and start rehearsing His faithfulness.

Trust grows when obedience becomes consistent.

And sometimes trusting God anyway looks like:

Not responding when you want to react.
Not panicking when money feels tight.
Not returning to what once broke you.
Not forcing doors that will not open.

It looks like restraint.
It looks like maturity.
It looks like growth.