How do I trust God when things are hard?

I remember being with a dear friend at the end of his life and witnessing a complete trust in God. Like many, he believed in God but it wasn’t until the end of his life that he understood and acted on fully trusting God. He was at peace with his life, at peace with what tomorrow would bring. I have witnessed and experienced this trust in God in life or death situations. I have witnessed an inexplicable peace that only comes from God in the worst days. Even though I have seen this, I struggle in the day to day trusting in God. I see God moving in big ways in so many lives, but every now and then I want to shout at Him and beg Him to do the same in my household, in those close to me. How do I trust God when things are hard? My prayers have been continuous. I am no longer on my knees but supplicant on the ground praying for healing and for God to do what I clearly cannot do. I beg to hear Him and for Him to guide my words, my actions-that they not be of my earthly needs but for His glory and not mine. I say all the right things but when things are hard, I question and I doubt. But God sees me, He hears me, He helps me wipe away my tears and stand up to face another day. He brings me prayer warriors when I no longer have the strength to pray and He reminds me that He is here, He is listening, and for me to trust. Through it all, I have tried to remain faithful and consistent in sharing God’s word. As I have prayed and been prayed over in recent days, I realized that I have slipped from my reading of the word, from turning to Him in study and not just in my prayerful need. So, today, I started reading the Book of Job-it seemed fitting.

Today, I sense a kindred spirit in Job. As I read this morning, I was reminded of the dearest gift of my prayer warriors and the recognition of the greatness of God-who am I to question His power or His plans? Job reminds us that not all that happens in life is cause and effect but that there is peace when you trust in God-even in the hardest days. I sit here questioning why things are happening and realizing that I may never know the why. This is not for me to “fix”, no matter how hard the day may seem, I am not standing alone. God still has me-when all else feels taken away, He has never left. Job finally receives blessings twice the level of what he had before. Even after Job had gone through all his troubles, God comes to Him and Job responds “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42: 2, NIV). What a way to glorify God to see the turn in the life of Job. Time and again I remind myself in my prayer that it is not for my earthly needs and desires but for the Glory of God. Who am I to not trust in God in the hard days?

I have heard the pain and suffering from so many of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am not alone in the hard days and I am not alone in the calling out to prayer warriors so that we can remain faithful and trust in God, even in the hard days.

Today, I pray that you trust in God not only in the good days, but also when things are hard. I pray that you go back to His word when you feel a sense of doubt, that you be reminded that there is NOTHING beyond God-He is all powerful and what may seem impossible to you, is nothing to Him. Trust in God.

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