Trust Over Understanding
- Shiraya McCain
- Oct 13
- 1 min read
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5
There’s something in us that craves clarity — we want to know how things will work out, why something happened, and when the breakthrough will come. But God doesn’t call us to figure it all out; He calls us to trust.
Trusting God fully means surrendering the need for control. It’s choosing faith over formulas, peace over panic, and worship over worry.
Think of trust like sitting in a sturdy chair — you don’t analyze its strength before you rest; you simply believe it will hold you. In the same way, God invites us to rest the full weight of our heart on Him.
Even when we don’t understand the “how,” we can be confident in the “Who.” His character is constant, His timing is perfect, and His plans are good — even when we can’t yet see the outcome.
When you trade understanding for trust, you find peace that logic could never provide.
🪞 Reflection:
Where have you been trying to understand instead of trust?
Are there areas where you’ve been holding on to control instead of resting in God’s faithfulness?
🙏🏼Whisper this prayer today:
“Lord, I choose to trust You even when I don’t see the whole picture.
I release my need to understand, and I rest in Your perfect wisdom.”
Take one situation you’ve been overthinking and release it to God in prayer.
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