Trust sounds simple, but it isn’t. Trust requires vulnerability. It means letting go of control and placing yourself—your heart, your future, your outcomes—into someone else’s hands.
And that’s exactly why trust is so hard. Most of us start life trusting easily. Then we get hurt. Promises are broken. People fail us (because people are human). Over time, cynicism can grow. We protect ourselves. We stereotype. We judge quickly. We isolate. And isolation is not how God designed us to live. So here’s the question that matters most today: Is there room in your heart to trust God more? A faith that never grows in trust becomes stagnant. God calls us to deeper trust through every season—especially the painful ones.
In Exodus 2, we see a story that demands immense trust: a baby, a basket, and a family choosing faith over fear.
Trust is hard, but God is always trustworthy—and God is calling me to trust Him more.
We often swing between two unhealthy extremes:
1) Being too trusting. This is naive trust—unguarded, undiscerning, too open too fast. It can make someone an easy target.
2) Trusting no one. This can feel safer, but it’s just as damaging. It leads to isolation too. Isolation can look like avoiding people completely. Or it can look like being surrounded by people but trusting none of them. Either way, we end up lonely, guarded, and disconnected. God calls us to trust with wisdom and humility—not naive, and not cynical.
- Pray first, not last. Tell God exactly what you’re carrying.
- Identify one area where you’re trying to control outcomes. Name it.
- Surrender that area to God daily (out loud if you can).
- Obey what you already know God has told you to do.
- Set healthy boundaries instead of shutting people out completely.
- Replace panic with prayer when fear spikes.
- Wait on God’s timing instead of forcing your own plan.
- Ask someone mature in faith to pray with you and hold you accountable.
Trust is hard. People fail. Life hurts. Waiting can feel endless. But God is not like people. Exodus 2 reminds us that God is working even when we can’t see it. He provides. He protects. He remembers. He cares. And He invites you today to pray the simple prayer: “Lord, teach me to trust You more.”