05/24/2026
Sermon Reflections
Do you trust Him even when you don't understand Him?
It's easy to trust Him when the diagnosis is good, when the bills are paid, and when the family is strong. But what about when God leads you into the unknown? When He allows circumstances that shake you? Proverbs says to trust the Lord and not lean on our own understanding... but what about when our understanding is all we have left to hold onto?
Trust means walking without full clarity. When God called Abraham away from his home, his family, and everything he'd known. That's uncomfortable faith.
Fear is loudest where trust is weakest. Fear thrives in uncertainty, yet Scripture repeats "Do not fear." Not because the situation isn't dangerous, or that the storm isn't real, but because He is present! In Mark 4, there was a violent storm, and Jesus was sleeping! The disciples panicked, but all Jesus had to say was "Peace, be still."
God's Presence doesn't remove the storm, it redefines it. Trust doesn't eliminate the storm. Trust anchors you in it. Faith doesn't prevent us from going through hardship, but gives us confidence in God within it. God is often doing His greatest work in the seasons that feel the most uncertain!
Control is the enemy of trust. We struggle with surrendering control- we want God involved, but not in charge. We want His help, but not His authority. We cannot hold onto control and fully trust God at the same time. We have to choose.
Faith is proven in the Unknown, not the comfortable. Hebrews 11 is filled with faith-filled heroes of the Bible, people who trusted God in uncertainty. Building arks before rain existed, standing before Pharaoh with nothing but a staff, marching around walls instead of attacking... None of it made sense, but they trusted God anyway.
The Cross: the ultimate unknown. Even Jesus faced the unknown. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed: "Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from Me... yet no My will, but Yours be done." That's trust. Not the absence of struggle, but the presence of surrender.
What are you struggling to trust God with right now? What is that lack of trust costing you?