Trusting God Through Trials: Why Saying Yes to Him Changes Everything

Choosing God’s Strength Instead of Our Own

Today I was reminded that I can choose God’s strength. I don’t have to sit and struggle. When we are trusting God through trials, we learn that His strength is greater than our own. Today I said yes to God, that’s how I desire to live each day, saying yes to God.

Why We Should Expect Trials (James 1:2–4)

We are to expect trials, and these trials produce steadfastness, (James 1:2-4). Not only does it say this in the bible, but it’s clear that we will face them.

The Bible reminds us in James 1:2–4 that trials produce perseverance and maturity in our faith.

Life Is a Battlefield, But God Is Our Refuge

We live in this world. That doesn’t mean we have to be part of it, but we do live in it. It’s a battle field. We are soldiers, striving forwards in our weaknesses, but with God’s strength – the arrows that come our way will not harm us. We have a refuge, a shelter, a place where God’s hand is on us. He is protecting us through all the trials.

How Do We Trust God Through Trials?

God’s protection doesn’t always look how we’d expect. The trial we face may not go away in a puff of smoke, we are not dealing with a fairytale, there is no magic wand. No, this is real. There is a plan, a purpose, a design that we won’t always see, especially in the moment.

Do you sometimes find that as the trial begins to pass – only then do we look back, reflect on the situation, and begin to recognise God’s faithfulness and His protection? When we receive God, and trust Him in the trials, in the grief and hardship, when we are not conformed to the world, (Romans 12:2), but take an action to trust and obey – say yes. Then we begin to have clarity.

Stop Waiting for God’s Yes

We stop waiting for a yes from God, and realise that he is waiting for our yes. We stop waiting for God to serve us, and begin to serve Him.

All Because of Jesus

Suddenly, the veil drops, the heart aligns with our Creator, and we surrender to what seemed like the impossible, but becomes the possible. All because of Jesus. 

Reflection

Where in your life is God asking you to trust Him and say yes today?

As believers, we remember the promise in 1 Peter 5:7

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”

When we say yes to God, we place our trust in His care, even when the trial has not yet passed.