When Trusting God Is Hard
Perhaps you’re not a Christian yet, but you’re not sure why. You’ve heard convincing reasons to trust Christ as your Savior, but for some reason you can’t say the sinner’s prayer (repenting of your sins and accepting Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for them) … at least not yet.
Somewhere deep inside, you want to believe, but something from your past makes trusting God hard. A heartbreak so profound that you’re struggling to recover. An event so devastating that you wonder, “If God is real, why didn’t He do something to stop it?”
As the years went on, books, online posts and other messages confirmed your belief that God was only a myth.
Or maybe someone you trust betrayed you. Worse, someone who claimed to be a Christian behaved so un-Christlike that it turned you away from the One they said they followed. For this, I am truly sorry. This reason for your unbelief especially hurts my heart.
Some of you once believed, but faith seemed to have failed you.
You prayed for healing that didn’t come. You lost a job, a home, a loved one. You look at wars, floods, famine and wonder how any of this makes sense in a “God is good” world.
I won’t deny that these issues are real. Difficult. Painful. And often unexplainable.
Others of you ask, “Why?” “Why would Jesus waste His time on me? Why would He love me, let alone die for me?”
Knowing the truth matters, and since not knowing it will affect your eternity, I’d like to try to answer your questions, praying as I do. I’m praying that by the end of our conversation, you will come to believe – at least enough to consider the possibility that God is real and that He loves you.
Can we agree that the actual question is: Is God worthy of your trust? Is He what He says He is? Is He Who He says He is?
Next week, I’ll do my best to answer some of these objections. We’ll talk about a God Who loves you so much that He cares about everything you care about. A God Who hates the thought of you spending even one minute in hell, let alone all eternity, that He gave His life … for you. A God Who is worthy of your trust.
I can’t wait to tell you more.
Until next time …
What about you?
I’d love to hear your thoughts about this post. (Your comment might also benefit others.)
- What keeps you from trusting God’s love for you?
- How can we pray for you?
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How can we pray for you?
What keeps you from trusting God’s love for you?
Trust in the Lord! “In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.” Psalm 22:4. “O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.” Psalm 115:9. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6. The Lord loves us so much! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16. Thanks for sharing your devotion, Sheryl. Even for us Christians it’s sometimes hard to understand God’s ways in this broken world where we now live! ✝️
True. So true, Kim. Which makes it all the more important that we stay in God’s Word–and in fellowship with believers–so we don’t grow weary.
Thank you for stopping by. I always appreciate your comments and relevant Bible verses!
I love this blog post! You’re being down to the nitty-gritty parts of faith and the reasons we find out so challenging. I love this! No fluff. True love.
Thank you, Princess!!! ❤️
How can you pray for me? I’m facing a difficult challenge at the moment. I had to get a new laptop and they moved the information from the old laptop to the new one. Sadly, it’s beginning to look like they’ve lost most of my writing. Many, many stories, several novels, etc…. Pray that gods peace prevails in me heart through all of this. We’re talking about losing decades worth of writing that were supposedly all backed up to some mysterious cloud. Thank you.
Oh no, Helen. As a fellow writer, I truly understand how frustrating and heartbreaking this must be. I’ve often wondered how I would handle this very situation myself.
I’m praying that every one of your manuscripts can be recovered. And if, in the worst‑case scenario, that doesn’t happen, may God’s peace guard your heart and mind. May He give you fresh ideas, renewed creativity, and new writing projects that surpass even the ones you’ve lost.