> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://dd.malinoix.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # I Have Trust Issues with God - URL: https://dd.malinoix.com/i-have-trust-issues-with-god/ - Published: 2015-04-23T06:00:02.000Z - Updated: 2018-07-16T14:18:06.000Z - Author: Maggie - Tags: Devotionals, Faith, Faith, #wordpress, #Import 2026-10-12 13:59 > Trust in the Lord with all your heart; > do not depend on your own understanding. > Seek his will in all you do, > and he will show you which path to take. > > **Proverbs 3:5-6** #### So, I’m just going to admit it: I have trust issues with God. For me, I feel it’s kind of a control thing; I don’t like having things “up in the air.” I’ve been reciting the above verse in my head quite often the past couple weeks, to remind myself to stop stressing and let *“Jesus take the wheel.”* But it’s hard. I mean, I know I worry too much (even though it’s something I have been working on for a while and have made *some* progress on). I certainly know by now that God has plans for me that I don’t yet know or understand. **I can’t plan my life – that’s God’s job.** Maybe it is my personality, because I’m guilty of not trusting my husband enough sometimes, too. There are certain things in our marriage that are really *his thing* (just like there are things that are *my* thing). But I guess I don’t trust him enough and I take it upon myself to needlessly worry about it too. He’s never let our family down. He is a completely responsible adult. *Well, I mean, he has issues picking his socks up, but still…* I mentioned earlier that I don’t like things being “up in the air,” and I have way too many of them right now. ## **Or do I?** Because it seems like maybe it’s just enough to make me throw my hands up and say, “God will handle it.” As a military family, things are tentative and unresolved a lot. Right now it’s kind of on overload. The best we can do is try to prepare ourselves for the various possibilities. Right now it’s kind of like, *“well, if this happens, this could happen”* and *“once we find out about that…”* It’s unsettling. ##### I think that God has put me in this place specifically to work on my control and trust issues. If I didn’t have so many things going on in my life that were unresolved, then maybe I wouldn’t have gotten to this growing point. It’s just too much for me to handle (especially pregnant), forcing me to relinquish control, stop worrying and trust in the Lord. I don’t have to (or need to) worry about what could/will happen in the coming months – **God knows what will happen.** # So I’m trying to train myself. When I catch myself worrying or stressing, I think: “God will take care of it.” That one simple phrase brings peace into my heart instantly, because I know it to be true. Sometimes I forget and slip back into those “what if” moments. But if I can just stop my rampant thoughts for a second and think of that phrase, I’m okay. Most of the time there’s not much I can do anyways. **It’s God’s job, and he’s pretty good at his job, after all.** So why worry? Why should I, a human, try to take things off of God’s plate when he clearly has it under control? That just doesn’t even make any sense. # I just gotta remember…God *will* take care of it. > This is what the Lord says: > “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, > who rely on human strength > and turn their hearts away from the Lord. > > They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, > with no hope for the future. > They will live in the barren wilderness, > in an uninhabited salty land. > > “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord > and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. > They are like trees planted along a riverbank, > with roots that reach deep into the water. > Such trees are not bothered by the heat > or worried by long months of drought. > Their leaves stay green, > and they never stop producing fruit. > > **Jeremiah 17: 5-8** photo credit: [Cornfield sunset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/69826987@N00/1024159748?ref=dd.malinoix.com) via [photopin](http://photopin.com/?ref=dd.malinoix.com) [(license)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=dd.malinoix.com)