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I\u2019m great at trusting God until I have to. Trusting God is easy when\nthings are going my way, but when I face a challenge or when life isn\u2019t\nlining up the way it\u2019s supposed to, I start trying to take matters into\nmy own hands. I find myself trying to take controlmaking plans a, b, and\nceffectively putting myself in God\u2019s place and saying, I can do it better\nthan You can.\n.\nControl can become an idol: something we put in the place of God. I often\nwant control because I\u2019m looking for safety and security, and these are\ngood desires, but God tells us in His Word that He is the One who\nultimately provides everything we need. If we try to rely on our own\nstrength, wisdom, etc., we will always let ourselves down.\n.\nGod cares deeply about us, and He calls us to trust Him in all things and\nat all times. He has proven that He is worthy of our trust by the greatest\nact of love: Jesus (who is God the Son) gave up His life for us on the\ncross, and then He rose from the dead so that we could be saved from sin\nand death. Now, God asks us to put our trust in Jesus. He offers us eternal\nsafety and security, and He wants us to rely on Him, not just for\nsalvation, but for everything.\n.\nBut putting that amount of trust in Jesus can seem difficult when we can\nfeel so removed from Jesus\u2019s life here on earth two thousand years ago. Yet\neven now, Jesus is present with us through His Spirit, His Word, and His\npeople (the church). The Bible reminds us that we are blessed and filled\nwith joy for believing in Jesus, even though we haven\u2019t met Him\nface-to-face yet (John 20:29; 1 Peter 1:8). As we put our trust in Jesus to\nsave us, to give us eternal life, and to lead us, we can also trust that\nGod will provide what we need for our lives right now, because He cares for\nus. Naomi Zylstra\n.\n Are you ever tempted to idolize control or try to take matters into your\nown hands? While it\u2019s good to make plans and think through our problems,\nultimately, only God can take care of us. How could it be freeing to rely\non and follow Him instead of trying to do things ourselves?\n.\n When life gets chaotic, how could remembering God\u2019s love for usexpressed\nin the good news about Jesusmake it easier for us to trust Him with the\nthings going on in our lives?\n.\nTrust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own\nunderstanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths\nstraight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB)\n\xa0\nRead Verses:\nPsalm 28:7; Matthew 6:19-Matthew 6:33; 1 Peter 5:7; Proverbs 3:5-Proverbs 3:6