3 reasons I struggle to trust in God

3 reasons I struggle to trust in God. Disclaimer I am a believer which means I believe that sin entered the world through one man Adam. And we receive salvation through one man. The Son of Man, Jesus who came down from heaven to die on the cross. So that we who believe in Him would be redeemed. We are saved from sin and death, we receive eternal life. Yet I struggle with trusting God, it is not an attractive look for a believer but it is the reality that I grapple with.

When He is silent

I struggle to trust God when He is silent, praying is a two way street. I make a petition and then wait to hear or see in the physical that my prayer has been answered. When I don’t get a response or when He goes silent, I fret about whether He heard me. But the bible says He hears our prayers. Sometimes I wonder whether He heard but didn’t answer and yet we are told at the time we pray an answer is sent out.

The answer is not recognisable

I struggle to trust God when I dont recognise the answer to my prayer. I pray expecting a certain answer but the answer is completely what I didn’t ask for. My prayer could be about provision and yet the Lord decides that I should learn or be taught patience in waiting on Him. And so I may not receive the funds I need to make the payment but I could receive an extended grace period in which to make the payment. Instead of getting the money I get time in which to continue praying and to continue trusting God for the answer I am seeking.

Trust in God when it takes long

I struggle to trust in God when the answer takes a long time to materialise. You have prayed all you know how to pray. And day one goes by no answer, week one goes by still no answer. A whole month goes by and then years go by and the deadline is long forgotten. I start to doubt that the Lord loves me because the answer is not forthcoming and yet I know He is more than able. The doubt now leads to feelings of unworthiness that I did not make the cut to have my prayers answer. I then progress to feeling ashamed that the answer has not manifested in my life. As a result I become reluctant to share with anyone my struggles.

Trust is an active word, we do not set out in our lives to prove that God is trustworthy we just trust that He is.