![]() Promise #5: This is God’s fight, not yours. I will instead pour my energy into drawing nearer to you, trusting in your great provision for my life. I do not need to worry, for you love me and provide for me. The world tells me I need to provide for myself and solve it all myself, yet you are the One who provides. Help me to remember that includes me, too. ( Matthew 6:25-34 NIV)įather, you are the Great Provider, the One who looks after all of your creation. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you- you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. ![]() Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink or about your body, what you will wear. ![]() For I know my help comes from you alone and you will strengthen me and protect me. You take hold of my right hand and whisper in my ear, “do not fear, do not be afraid”. So, I will place my trust in you, knowing you are by my side no matter what. You say “do not fear”, yet fear threatens to overtake me some days. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.Īlmighty God, your scriptures repeat these words “do not be afraid”, yet I so often am. For you are wise and all-knowing and can do all things. I’m trusting in you to lead me and make a path before me. I’m trusting in your plans, even though I don’t understand or see them. I’ve been trying so hard to make my own way, to fix my own problems, but nothing I do seems to work. Lord, I know you have a plan for my life, but I can’t see it right now. Promise #2: You can trust in God and his plans for your lifeĪnd he will make your paths straight. You will carry the burden and fill my soul with rest in you. For I know you are gentle and loving, kind and compassionate. Will you help carry these burdens for a while? Can I come to you and walk by your side? I need your rest for my soul, your comfort for my heart. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ( Matthew 11:28-30 NIV) Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. When you’re facing hard times, pull out these scriptures and prayers as your go-to, and let God carry through. Take these to heart, memorize them, write them down, and keep them at the ready. The scriptures below are some of my favorites, my go-tos when life gets hard. God promises we will face troubles in this life, but he also promises to walk by our side through it all. Prepare in advance for those hard times, because they will come. Top 10 Bible Verses for Trusting God in Difficult Times > God’s promises are stronger and more powerful than any earthly solution. > God’s peace which passes all understanding comforts and soothes better than any song or salve. > God is more available and more of a comfort than your best friend. In different seasons, I’ve answered “yes” to each of those options, but as I’ve grown in my faith I’ve learned that scripture and prayer work the best.
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