One of you asked me a great question recently:
What are some things you do to boost your trust in God? I’m having issues with stepping back and simply saying “You’re in charge.” I just can’t get myself to do it. I’m too stubborn. What should I do to humble myself and step back? It’s really weird. I want to, but I feel like I can’t.
First off, you’re not alone. Human beings have struggled to trust their Creator ever since . . . Genesis 3! But if you’re ready to get serious, here are five ways you can boost your trust in God today.
1. Get to know God.
Ever since you were a little girl, you’ve been trained not to trust strangers. It’s only been as you’ve gotten to know someone that you’ve learned that they could be trusted.
As you get to know Him through His Word, you will begin to see that He is absolutely trustworthy.
The same is true of God. He is a Person who has let you know what He’s like by writing a Book about Himself. As you get to know Him through His Word, you will begin to see that He is absolutely trustworthy, and your trust in Him will grow (Rom. 10:17).
2. Learn from those who have walked with God longer than you have.
Rather than having to learn everything the hard way, grab onto the wisdom of those who have gone before. It will save you a whole lotta pain! In Numbers 20:2, we learn that the people of Israel had no water. The thing is, forty years earlier, the previous generation had experienced the same thing (Ex. 17:1). In that case, God had provided water from a rock. How do you think this knowledge could have helped the younger generation as they faced the same test?
3. Remember God’s trustworthiness in the past.
All through Scripture God commands us to “remember,” “remember,” “remember” His faithfulness. In Joshua 4:6, the people were commanded to set up twelve stones for this reason:
“These stones will remind the people of what the Lord has done.”
What can you do today to keep track of and remember the many times God has proved Himself trustworthy? Maybe it’s journaling about the experience or framing a picture of it or . . .
4. Surround yourself with people who trust God and encourage you to trust Him as well.
Proverbs 12:26 is just one of many verses that shows us the importance of who we do life with: “One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
5. Choose to trust God, even when you feel like you can’t. Just do it.
It is exactly these tough moments that will teach and strengthen you to believe and trust God. This is the perfect opportunity to grow your trust in Him! But first you’ll have to just . . . trust.
When nothing in you wants to trust God, that’s precisely when faith steps in.
Trust, or faith, is a simple (okay, not necessarily easy, but definitely doable) act of the will. When nothing in you wants to trust God, that’s precisely when faith steps in. Faith chooses to trust God’s promises rather than trusting one’s own feelings. It’s your choice: trust yourself, or trust God. Who do you think is more trustworthy? How else can we all boost our trust in God?